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- Poriferan
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noun,
any animal of the phylum Porifera, comprising the sponges.
- Portinari
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noun,
Cândido [kahn-dee-doo] /ˈkɑ̃ di dʊ/ (Show IPA), 1903–62, Brazilian painter.
- fire-iron
-
- far-point
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noun,
the point farthest from the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is completely relaxed.
- ferritin
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noun,
an amber-colored, crystalline protein, found in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, that consists of apoferritin combined with a ferric hydroxide-ferric phosphate complex and that stores iron for use in metabolism.
- Porifera
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noun,
an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- Rotifera
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noun,
the phylum or class comprising the rotifers.
- triforia
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noun,
(in a church) the wall at the side of the nave, choir, or transept, corresponding to the space between the vaulting or ceiling and the roof of an aisle, often having a blind arcade or an opening in a gallery.
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- terrapin
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- arterio-
-
- 11-point
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- aperitif
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noun,
a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
- Interior
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noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- Pinafore
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noun,
a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
- inferior
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noun,
a person inferior to another or others, as in rank or merit.
- fire-pot
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noun,
the part of a household furnace in which the fire is made.
- forepart
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noun,
the first, front, or early part.
- frontier
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noun,
the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- firetrap
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noun,
a building that, because of its age, material, structure, or the like, is especially dangerous in case of fire.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- fronter
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noun,
a person who belongs to a group or organization, especially a political one, that is or is presumed to be a cover or disguise for another activity:
- profert
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noun,
an exhibition of a record or paper in open court.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- profane
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adjective,
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- arteri-
-
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- refrain
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noun,
a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus.
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- FORTRAN
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noun,
a high-level programming language used mainly for solving problems in science and engineering.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- prairie
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noun,
an extensive, level or slightly undulating, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with coarse grasses, and merging into drier plateaus in the west.
Compare pampas, savanna, steppe.
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- rotifer
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noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- pinfire
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adjective,
of or relating to a cartridge fitted with a pin that, when struck by the hammer of the firearm, causes the cartridge to explode.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- firepan
-
noun,
a metal grate for holding hot coals.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- ripieno
-
noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- Rainier
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- piefort
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noun,
piedfort.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- reprint
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- airport
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noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- antero-
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- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- 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.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- ferro-
-
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ferri-
-
- Perron
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noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- intra-
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- intro.
-
- Fenrir
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noun,
a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar.
- tip-in
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noun,
tap-in.
- tiepin
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noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- Perrin
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- pernor
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noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- pitier
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noun,
a person who pities.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- retro-
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- perfin
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noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ironer
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- penta-
-
- Taipei
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- inter.
-
- Rafter
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noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- Pieria
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noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- frater
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noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- 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.
- petro-
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- iatro-
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- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- forint
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- Petofi
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noun,
Sándor [shahn-dawr] /ˈʃɑn dɔr/ (Show IPA), (Sándor Petrovics) 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pinite
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noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- infare
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- finite
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noun,
something that is finite.
- aeron.
-
- raptor
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noun,
a raptorial bird.
- infra-
-
- rapier
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- parton
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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.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- profit
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noun,
Often, profits.
pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit.
the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested.
returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- ptero-
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- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- parrot
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noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- repair
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- patri-
-
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- pretor
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noun,
praetor.
- Porter
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noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- report
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noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- nitro-
-
- panto-
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- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- pant-
-
- inept
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adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inapt
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adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- ition
-
- petr-
-
- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- repro
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noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- frore
-
adjective,
frozen; frosty.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- rept.
-
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- petri
-
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Iran.
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- peri-
-
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- patr-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- nitr-
-
- init.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- peta-
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- pert.
-
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- pari-
-
- part.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- intr.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- reni-
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- ation
-
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- pret.
-
- pref.
-
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- frier
-
noun,
fryer.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- prae-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Port.
-
- erron
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Afro-
-
- 30-30
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- 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.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- pron.
-
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- ante-
-
- anti-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Prot.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- areo-
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tonia
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- feti-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- fort.
-
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- fore-
-
- 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.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terr.
-
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- tera-
-
- Farro
-
noun,
emmer.
- friar
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- teno-
-
- Freon
-
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- poet.
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- Rep.
-
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- ref.
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- repr
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- 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.
- pnea
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- pot.
-
- perf
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pat.
-
- 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):
- per.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pen.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Prof
-
noun,
professor.
- prin
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pan.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Pet.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- pre-
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 1080
-
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- FERA
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- tion
-
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Fin.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- opia
-
- frap
-
verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- ter.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- for.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- FOIA
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tri-
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aire
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- afr-
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- tRNA
-
- tron
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- arr.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- EFTA
-
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- art.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- frt.
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- ten.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- neo-
-
- Nor.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- 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.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Ont.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- RIIA
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- NTIA
-
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- RONA
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- INRI
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Ire.
-
- Inf.
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- inae
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- rpt.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- REA
-
- rte
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- trf
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rt.
-
- RFI
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- RFE
-
- RFA
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Tro
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RTF
-
- tra
-
- ROP
-
- TPN
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tfr
-
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- 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.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- TPI
-
- ROI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- RPO
-
- TIA
-
- Tpr
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- tr.
-
- 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.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- trp
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- at.
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOF
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- ine
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Ife
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ier
-
- IOT
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ATP
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- FTP
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noun,
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
- ft.
-
- ior
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- RAF
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- Fra
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noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- ITA
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- ane
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adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANF
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- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- aor
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- APE
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noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- API
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abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- IPA
-
- ARE
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noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARF
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interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ARP
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noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- IRO
-
- Ir.
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- ipr
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- IPO
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- fro
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Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Fr.
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abbreviation,
Father.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ERP
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- ean
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- ETR
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- ETO
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- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ERT
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- err
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verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- fo.
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- EPT
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- EPA
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- Ep.
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOF
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- en-
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- eir
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- ea.
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- FPO
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- fie
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interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FOT
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- fop
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noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- FON
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noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FOE
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noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- FIT
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noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FIR
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noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIO
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- Fia
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- Fan
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noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FET
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- fer
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preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Fen
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noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- eo-
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- FAT
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noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FAR
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FAO
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- ef-
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- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- PTO
-
- pt.
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- prn
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- Pr.
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- an.
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- Ar.
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- Pa.
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- pf.
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- ote
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- OTA
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- ot-
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orr
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noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- PRA
-
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ap-
-
- Re.
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- Af.
-
- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- prf
-
- POR
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- pie
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noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
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- PIT
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noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
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- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- opt
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Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPA
-
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AFT
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adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- NRA
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- nr.
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- Npt
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- NPR
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- NOP
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- op.
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIA
-
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- nef
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noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NEA
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- ne-
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- ONR
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- AFP
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- AEF
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- OIr
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- ONI
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- ONF
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- ae.
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
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- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- eft
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noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- oft
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adverb,
often.
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAP
-
- TP
-
- EI
-
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AO
-
- IP
-
- TN
-
- RF
-
- NP
-
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RO
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- 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.
- NF
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- R.
-
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- NI
-
- RP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- fn
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FP
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FE
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- N.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.