Anagrams of anthocarpous
Word anthocarpous has
1415 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of anthocarpous.
- anatropous
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adjective,
(of an ovule) inverted at an early stage of growth, so that the micropyle is turned toward the funicle and the embryonic root is at the opposite end.
- Pocahontas
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noun,
(Rebecca Rolfe) 1595?–1617, American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
- acanthous
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adjective,
spinous.
- sharp-cut
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adjective,
cut so as to have a sharp edge:
- cantharus
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noun,
kantharos.
- coauthors
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noun,
one of two or more joint authors.
- anthropo-
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- up-anchor
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verb (used without object),
to weigh anchor.
- post-horn
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noun,
a straight or coiled copper or brass horn with no valves or slide, originally used to announce mail coaches.
- hornpouts
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noun,
horned pout.
- Southron
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noun,
Southern U.S. southerner (def 2).
- Autoharp
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- harpoons
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noun,
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- 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.
- apastron
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noun,
the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- coauthor
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noun,
one of two or more joint authors.
- cornutos
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noun,
a cuckold.
- touracos
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noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- pushcart
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noun,
any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- thoraco-
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- courants
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noun,
courante.
- croutons
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noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- anthrop.
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- canorous
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adjective,
melodious; musical.
- panochas
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noun,
Also, penuche. a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
- 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.
- corantos
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noun,
courante.
- acarpous
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adjective,
not producing fruit; sterile; barren.
- acanthus
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Acanthus, of the Mediterranean region, having spiny or toothed leaves and showy, white or purplish flowers.
Compare acanthus family.
- acantho-
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- Carupano
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noun,
a seaport in N Venezuela.
- outcrops
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noun,
Geology.
a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth.
the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- hornpout
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noun,
horned pout.
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- rootcap
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noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- archons
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noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- chaunts
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- constr.
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- chatons
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noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- cahoots
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Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- thorons
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noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- courant
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noun,
courante.
- Canopus
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noun,
Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- surcoat
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- athanor
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noun,
a digester furnace with a self-feeding fuel supply contained in a towerlike contrivance, ensuring a constant, durable temperature.
- 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.
- tropho-
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- phorous
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- cohorts
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noun,
a group or company:
- scapho-
-
- Suharto
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noun,
1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- partans
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noun,
a crab.
- partons
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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.
- tropous
-
- Sarnath
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noun,
an ancient Buddhist pilgrimage center in N India, near Varanasi: Buddha's first sermon preached here; many ancient Buddhist monuments.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- thronos
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noun,
an ancient Greek chair, usually highly ornamented, having a high seat and back and rectangular turned or carved legs ending in animal feet.
- cornuto
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noun,
a cuckold.
- cop-out
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noun,
an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion:
- autarch
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noun,
an absolute ruler; autocrat; tyrant.
- orphans
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- Austro-
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- chrono-
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- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- Chronos
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noun,
chronometer.
- patroon
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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.
- chroous
-
- Toscana
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noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Paoshan
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Baoshan.
- Purchas
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noun,
Samuel, 1575?–1626, English writer and editor of travel books.
- contra-
-
- aurochs
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noun,
a large, black European wild ox, Bos primigenius: extinct since 1627.
- Aruntas
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noun,
Aranda.
- touraco
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noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- 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.
- puranas
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noun,
any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
- transp.
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- tarpans
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noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- contour
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noun,
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
- octopus
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noun,
any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker-bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea.
- panocha
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noun,
Also, penuche. a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
- carpous
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- photons
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noun,
a quantum of electromagnetic radiation, usually considered as an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of one. Symbol: γ.
- cartoon
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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.
- sporont
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noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- unroots
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verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- harpoon
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noun,
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- unstrap
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verb (used with object),
to take off or slacken the strap of.
- Spartan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- outspan
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noun,
the act or a place of outspanning.
- outsoar
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verb (used with object),
to soar beyond.
- Ouranos
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noun,
Uranus (def 2).
- soupcon
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noun,
a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.
- carhops
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noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- uproots
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verb (used with object),
to pull out by or as if by the roots:
- carnous
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adjective,
carnose.
- capstan
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noun,
any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc.
- honours
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noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Sno-Cat
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- soprano
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- outcrop
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noun,
Geology.
a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth.
the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- Huascar
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noun,
1495?–1533, Inca prince of Peru (half brother of Atahualpa; son of Huayna Capac).
- Socotra
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noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- Houston
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noun,
Sam(uel) 1793–1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836–38 and 1841–44.
- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- Hotspur
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noun,
an impetuous or reckless person; a hothead.
- pronaos
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noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- ratoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- procto-
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- captans
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noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- anarchs
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noun,
anarchist.
- anchors
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noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Canthus
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noun,
the angle or corner on each side of the eye, formed by the junction of the upper and lower lids.
- Atropos
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noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- 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.
- crouton
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noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- ponchos
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noun,
a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- staunch
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adjective,
firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person:
- turacos
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noun,
touraco.
- ranchos
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noun,
a ranch.
- Anchusa
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noun,
any plant of the genus Anchusa, of the borage family, several species of which are cultivated for their blue or purplish flowers that resemble forget-me-nots.
- racoons
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noun,
raccoon.
- Cathars
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noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- catnaps
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noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- Caspar
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noun,
one of the three Magi.
- Catano
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noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- tarso-
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- coapts
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verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- tarpan
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noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Charta
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noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Cathar
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noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- ortho-
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- Castor
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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.
- churns
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noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- Charon
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- charas
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noun,
hashish.
- charts
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noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- tarpon
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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.
- catnap
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noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- roncos
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noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- cartop
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adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- chaton
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noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- Chaoan
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noun,
former name of Chaozhou.
- chaunt
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- choora
-
noun,
an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- chants
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noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- chopas
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noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- orphan
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- chorus
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noun,
Music.
a group of persons singing in unison.
(in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers.
a piece of music for singing in unison.
a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- catsup
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noun,
ketchup.
- tauro-
-
- cashoo
-
noun,
catechu.
- Chron.
-
- Sonora
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noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- opacus
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adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- cupro-
-
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- cushat
-
noun,
the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- nautch
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noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- scroop
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noun,
a scrooping sound.
- sporo-
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- scouth
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noun,
abundance; plenty.
- stanch
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noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- scoto-
-
- starch
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noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- norths
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- Nashua
-
noun,
a city in S New Hampshire, on the Merrimack River.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- Honora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Horton
-
noun,
a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- Honour
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noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- honors
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Huston
-
noun,
John, 1906–87, U.S. film director and writer.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- haunts
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- Hatasu
-
noun,
Hatshepsut.
- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- nachos
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noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- narco-
-
- Nostoc
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- 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.
- cohort
-
noun,
a group or company:
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Sapota
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noun,
sapote.
- tacho-
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- copro-
-
- copras
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- sancta
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- sacro-
-
- coopts
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verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- sapro-
-
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- onrush
-
noun,
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- Tanach
-
noun,
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or Neviim, and the Hagiographa or Ketuvim, taken as a whole.
- contr.
-
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- ruanas
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- rouths
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- scato-
-
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- stupor
-
noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- scarph
-
noun,
a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
- supra-
-
- couths
-
noun,
good manners; refinement:
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- coupon
-
noun,
a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- costo-
-
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- sarco-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- troph-
-
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- phonos
-
noun,
phonograph.
- 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.
- phono-
-
- phasor
-
noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- phanos
-
noun,
fanon.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- arhats
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- Purana
-
noun,
any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
- trans.
-
- paunch
-
noun,
a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- Arusha
-
noun,
a city in N Tanganyika, in Tanzania.
- photo-
-
- Pathan
-
noun,
Afghan (def 1).
- Putsch
-
noun,
a plotted revolt or attempt to overthrow a government, especially one that depends upon suddenness and speed.
- Pashto
-
noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- patho-
-
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- pathos
-
noun,
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- ashcan
-
noun,
a large metal barrel, can, or similar receptacle for ashes, garbage, or refuse.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patuca
-
noun,
a river rising in E central Honduras and flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- tropo-
-
- Photon
-
noun,
a quantum of electromagnetic radiation, usually considered as an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of one. Symbol: γ.
- 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.
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- unstop
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- 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.
- proto-
-
- Potash
-
noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- Pothos
-
noun,
any of various tropical climbing vines belonging to the genera Pothos and Epipremnum, of the arum family, especially E. aureum, widely cultivated for its variegated foliage.
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- uproot
-
verb (used with object),
to pull out by or as if by the roots:
- unroot
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- upshot
-
noun,
the final issue, the conclusion, or the result:
- Aarhus
-
noun,
Århus.
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- urano-
-
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- Ushant
-
noun,
an island off the NW coast of France: naval battles 1778, 1794. 4½ miles (7 km) long.
- Proust
-
noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- unhasp
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen the hasp of.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- Pontus
-
noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- poncho
-
noun,
a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- antho-
-
- prutah
-
noun,
a former aluminum coin of Israel, the thousandth part of a pound.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- porous
-
adjective,
full of pores.
- turco-
-
- Tursha
-
noun,
an ancient people of the Mediterranean region, variously identified with the Lydians, Etruscans, or Trojans.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- anarch
-
noun,
anarchist.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- archt.
-
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- captan
-
noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- parous
-
- austr-
-
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- author
-
noun,
a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- cahoot
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- panto-
-
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- 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.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- thoron
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- pachas
-
noun,
pasha.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Thurs.
-
- Carnap
-
noun,
Rudolf P. 1891–1970, U.S. philosopher, born in Germany.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- carpo-
-
- tophus
-
noun,
a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- 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.
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Hours
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- naso-
-
- 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):
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Port.
-
- naut.
-
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Scot.
-
- pron.
-
- pooch
-
noun,
a dog.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- pacha
-
noun,
pasha.
- pacas
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- noct-
-
- poohs
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prus.
-
- prahu
-
noun,
proa.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- shpt.
-
- pouch
-
noun,
a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities:
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- shout
-
noun,
a loud call or cry:
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- Prot.
-
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- shunt
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- Hurst
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- hurts
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- NAACP
-
- rcpt.
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Shaun
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- pros.
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Nahua
-
noun,
Nahuatl.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- post-
-
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Hunts
-
noun,
Huntingdonshire.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- 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.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- onco-
-
- orch.
-
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- ruths
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- octo-
-
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- patr-
-
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- 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.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- path-
-
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- Routh
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- Pasch
-
noun,
the Jewish festival of Passover.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- 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.
- onto-
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- pasha
-
noun,
a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- 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.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- part.
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- scat-
-
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- phot.
-
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- opto-
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- noto-
-
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- noso-
-
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- para-
-
- sarc-
-
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Punch
-
noun,
a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- 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.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Orth.
-
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- phon.
-
- pant-
-
- sauch
-
noun,
saugh.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- phons
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- nucha
-
noun,
nape.
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- proc.
-
- topo-
-
- cont.
-
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- coop.
-
- Apoc.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- trop-
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- 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.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- 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.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- troch
-
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- surah
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- 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.
- corpn
-
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- corp.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- 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.
- 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.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- caphs
-
noun,
kaph.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Arch.
-
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- caus.
-
- 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.
- Cath.
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- cata-
-
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Ashur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Capua
-
noun,
a town in NW Campania, in S Italy, N of Naples.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carp-
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- ASPCA
-
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- asco-
-
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- astr.
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- caps.
-
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- 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.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- 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.
- Capt.
-
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- hosp.
-
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- char-
-
- chap.
-
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- haust
-
- uran-
-
- Hausa
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger whose culture has been strongly influenced by Islam.
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- span-
-
- Hasan
-
noun,
(al-Hasan) a.d. 624?–669? Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- auto.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Hansa
-
noun,
a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- Hanau
-
noun,
a city in Hesse, central Germany.
- spor-
-
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- acpt.
-
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- 30-30
-
- Horus
-
noun,
a solar deity, regarded as either the son or the brother of Isis and Osiris, and usually represented as a falcon or as a man with the head of a falcon.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- hort.
-
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- auth.
-
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- tono-
-
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Aust.
-
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- hocus
-
verb (used with object),
to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
- 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.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- Cant.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- ahura
-
noun,
generic title for benevolent deities in Zoroastrianism or evil deities in Hinduism.
- anat.
-
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- 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.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Supt.
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- anth-
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- couth
-
noun,
good manners; refinement:
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- acro-
-
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- actos
-
- 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.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Srta.
-
- UNHCR
-
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- 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.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- USAR
-
- prs.
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- uro-
-
- USCA
-
- Tush
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- USHA
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- USNA
-
- USPO
-
- USRC
-
- USTC
-
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- purs
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- tRNA
-
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- tron
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- PSAT
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- supr
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- str.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- ouch
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- sch.
-
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scr.
-
- sur-
-
- saur
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- 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.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- shut
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- shr.
-
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- SPCA
-
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- top-
-
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- taur
-
- tchr
-
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- thou
-
noun,
one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- Thur
-
- thus
-
adverb,
in the way just indicated; in this way:
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- RONA
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- Rus.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rpt.
-
- tanh
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- 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.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- Can.
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- NOAA
-
- NCAA
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Nah.
-
- NACA
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cap.
-
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- 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.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Hupa
-
noun,
an Athabaskan Indian language of NW California.
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- Nor.
-
- nos-
-
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oct.
-
- art.
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- asc-
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- OAPC
-
- Oahu
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- 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.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- Con.
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cur.
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- cts.
-
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- ctr.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- 1080
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- 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.
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hos.
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hor.
-
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chou
-
noun,
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
- Chr.
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- pro-
-
- chs.
-
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Ont.
-
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Anas
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- ANPA
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ant.
-
- OTOH
-
- paua
-
noun,
a large, edible abalone of New Zealand, Haliotis iris, the shell of which is used in making jewelry.
- oto-
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- ANTU
-
- 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.
- pct.
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Phar
-
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- pat.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- acr-
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Pan.
-
- par.
-
- ACTH
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ano-
-
- AAUP
-
- AHSA
-
- AARP
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- oro-
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- 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.
- phr.
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
-
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- aph-
-
- pot.
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- APSA
-
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- AAU
-
- USO
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- UPC
-
- CPA
-
- ACP
-
- Ar.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- USN
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- CPO
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- UTC
-
- up-
-
- USC
-
- AUC
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- USP
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ac-
-
- CNO
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ur-
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- AAP
-
- CNS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ap-
-
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- Aar
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- USR
-
- an.
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ACS
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ast
-
- 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.
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Tu.
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ASU
-
- TSP
-
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ATC
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ATP
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- TSH
-
- AUA
-
- tr.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Tro
-
- TRH
-
- APS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- tra
-
- Tpr
-
- CPS
-
- TPN
-
- tph
-
- ARS
-
- trp
-
- ARU
-
- APC
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AOU
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- unc
-
- ANC
-
- THC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- th-
-
- UCR
-
- TCS
-
- UNO
-
- unp
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TCA
-
- uns
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- USA
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ca.
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- 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.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ch.
-
- UAR
-
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CAA
-
- CPR
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- oon
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- 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.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- OOT
-
- ons
-
- OPA
-
- 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 .
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ROP
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OSO
-
- oo-
-
- ONR
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- SAR
-
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OSA
-
- PUC
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- PCS
-
- PHA
-
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PHS
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- POA
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- POC
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- PRC
-
- RPS
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- OTA
-
- pc.
-
- ROA
-
- OTS
-
- RNA
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RCT
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- Pa.
-
- 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.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- OTC
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- op.
-
- HST
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- CSR
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- hrs
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CST
-
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- CSO
-
- SNU
-
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sht
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- Sr.
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- spt
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- SPR
-
- hr.
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HCR
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- CTA
-
- Sta
-
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- shp
-
- NRA
-
- NOC
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- NOP
-
- NPR
-
- CRP
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- sc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- CPU
-
- Oc.
-
- SCP
-
- St.
-
- CRS
-
- SHA
-
- NCO
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- CSA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- sho
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAA
-
- STP
-
- NHA
-
- NHS
-
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- t.
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- T1
-
- 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.
- SU
-
- R.
-
- CU
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PH
-
- AO
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- PU
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- RH
-
- NP
-
- OA
-
- O.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TP
-
- TN
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NH
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- RU
-
- RP
-
- RN
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- SN
-
- TC
-
- RO
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- 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.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- HP
-
- h.
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.