Anagrams of appreciations
Word appreciations has
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- insectaria
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noun,
a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- inapposite
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adjective,
not apposite; not pertinent.
- isentropic
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adjective,
having a constant entropy.
- apparition
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noun,
a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith:
- aspiration
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noun,
a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition:
- ascription
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noun,
the act of ascribing.
- principate
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noun,
supreme power or office.
- separation
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noun,
an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- speciation
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noun,
the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
- spaceport
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noun,
a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.
- caparison
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noun,
a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
- cap-a-pie
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adverb,
from head to foot.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- epipastic
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adjective,
suitable for use as a dusting powder.
- procaines
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- opacities
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noun,
the state or quality of being opaque.
- sectarian
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noun,
a member of a sect.
- Principes
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noun,
an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa: one of the two chief components of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 54 sq. mi. (140 sq. km).
- inspector
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noun,
a person who inspects.
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- craniates
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- antipopes
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noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- precision
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noun,
the state or quality of being precise.
- pancreat-
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- precisian
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noun,
a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
- catnapper
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noun,
a person who takes catnaps, especially regularly or habitually.
- ascertain
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verb (used with object),
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
- portances
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- Cartesian
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noun,
a follower of Cartesian thought.
- atropines
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- pantropic
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adjective,
(especially of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues.
- opticians
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- topiaries
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noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- operatics
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- caseation
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noun,
Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
- Patrician
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noun,
a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
- parasitic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- appertain
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verb (used without object),
to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to):
- proscenia
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noun,
Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- pinstripe
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noun,
a very thin stripe, especially in fabrics.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- antipope
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noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- Poitiers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
- open-pit
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- caproate
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noun,
a salt or ester of caproic acid.
- citrines
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- capstone
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- captains
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noun,
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- apiarist
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noun,
a person who keeps an apiary.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picrites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- appraise
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verb (used with object),
to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess:
- apposite
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adjective,
suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt:
- appoints
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verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- apparent
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adjective,
readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible:
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- periapts
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noun,
an amulet.
- Piranesi
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- periotic
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adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- piscator
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noun,
fisherman.
- tapiocas
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noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- apastron
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noun,
the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- apocarps
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noun,
a female element of a flower having separate carpels.
- piracies
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noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- septaria
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- apiaries
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noun,
a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- pontiacs
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- pristine
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adjective,
having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- epicarps
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noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- propanes
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- pancreas
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noun,
a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- pronates
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- partisan
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noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- ripienos
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- actinias
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- Principe
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noun,
an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa: one of the two chief components of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 54 sq. mi. (140 sq. km).
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- propines
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noun,
a present; gift.
- panoptic
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adjective,
permitting the viewing of all parts or elements:
- aspirant
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noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- ectopias
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- parasite
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noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- 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.
- Parisian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
- tropines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- paraison
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noun,
parison.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- papacies
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noun,
the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope.
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- enspirit
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verb (used with object),
inspirit.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- prospect
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noun,
Usually, prospects.
an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.
the outlook for the future:
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- Priscian
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noun,
flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- Priapean
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adjective,
priapic.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- peacoats
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noun,
pea jacket.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- copperas
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noun,
ferrous sulfate.
- Capetian
-
noun,
a member of this dynasty.
- Patricia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- cantrips
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- Aesopian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables:
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- spectro-
-
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- canister
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- 11-point
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- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- 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.
- cappers
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noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- papains
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noun,
Biochemistry. a proteolytic enzyme found in the fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- canters
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- parapet
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noun,
Fortification.
a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification.
an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- capotes
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- 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.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- 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.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- canapes
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noun,
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- CAPTAIN
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noun,
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- 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.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- Capsian
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adjective,
of or designating an Epipaleolithic culture of northwestern Africa, characterized by the use of geometric microlithic tools.
- Tarpeia
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noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- caritas
-
noun,
charity.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- paisano
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noun,
paisan.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Spiraea
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noun,
spirea.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Spartan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- stopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stops.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- iatrics
-
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Icarian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- incepts
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- copters
-
noun,
helicopter.
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- copiers
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- cranio-
-
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- inspect
-
verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- Crispen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- stearo-
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- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- croppie
-
noun,
crappie.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- Crispin
-
noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- crappie
-
noun,
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie)
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- entopic
-
adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- epicarp
-
noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- epicist
-
noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- crepons
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- episcia
-
noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- inspire
-
verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- Tarasco
-
noun,
Tarascan.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- cerato-
-
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- centro-
-
- centri-
-
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- catnips
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- catnaps
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Script.
-
- cateran
-
noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- nippers
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- scrapie
-
noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Caspian
-
noun,
Caspian Sea.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- nappies
-
noun,
liquor, especially ale.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- contra-
-
- constr.
-
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- Sno-Cat
-
- snippet
-
noun,
a small piece snipped off; a small bit, scrap, or fragment:
- snapper
-
noun,
any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
- taipans
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- tapioca
-
noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- isation
-
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- nappers
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- piscina
-
noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- apprise
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of):
- appoint
-
verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- appears
-
verb (used without object),
to come into sight; become visible:
- pinites
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- aporias
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- apocarp
-
noun,
a female element of a flower having separate carpels.
- toppers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- topspin
-
noun,
a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward.
- piscine
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- Pistoia
-
noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- pitiers
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Pitocin
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- antero-
-
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- pinesap
-
noun,
either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
- pinatas
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- poietic
-
- toecaps
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- arpents
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- persona
-
noun,
a person.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- aristo-
-
- Pescara
-
noun,
a city in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- pianist
-
noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- Piarist
-
noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- picaras
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- picaros
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picrite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- apteria
-
noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- arseno-
-
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- pronate
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- propane
-
noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- propine
-
noun,
a present; gift.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- prosect
-
verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- princes
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- protein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- actino-
-
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- anopias
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- pointes
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- popinac
-
noun,
huisache.
- porcine
-
adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- anapest
-
noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- postern
-
noun,
a back door or gate.
- transp.
-
- Priapic
-
adjective,
(sometimes initial capital letter) of or relating to Priapus; phallic.
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- prances
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- Rappist
-
noun,
Harmonist.
- rappini
-
noun,
rapini.
- precast
-
adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- Preston
-
noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- periapt
-
noun,
an amulet.
- sterno-
-
- peptics
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- pectins
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- parians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- partans
-
noun,
a crab.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Asiatic
-
noun,
an Asian person.
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- tiepins
-
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.
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- aspirin
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- Pearson
-
noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- peacoat
-
noun,
pea jacket.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- partons
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- patinas
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- parsnip
-
noun,
a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- pepinos
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- peasant
-
noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- potpie
-
noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- 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).
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- iatro-
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- 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.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- inter.
-
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- instr.
-
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Parcae
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- parica
-
noun,
a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- ptero-
-
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- steno-
-
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Papist
-
noun,
a Roman Catholic.
- papain
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a proteolytic enzyme found in the fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- rappen
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- 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.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Pripet
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- spiro-
-
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- panto-
-
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- sipper
-
noun,
a person who sips.
- sippet
-
noun,
a small bit; fragment.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- picro-
-
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- 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.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- nocti-
-
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scato-
-
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nitro-
-
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- sapro-
-
- sapper
-
noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Pepita
-
noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- pepsin
-
noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- penta-
-
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- petro-
-
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- sarco-
-
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- sacro-
-
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- septi-
-
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pisci-
-
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- peptic
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- Sippar
-
noun,
an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- rectos
-
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- nappes
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- patri-
-
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- recti-
-
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- pipits
-
noun,
any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
- pipets
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- pipers
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- cteno-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- cerat-
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- catnap
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- centi-
-
- Tappan
-
noun,
Arthur, 1786–1865, and his brother Lewis, 1788–1873, U.S. businessmen, philanthropists, and abolitionists.
- arsen-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- tapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- appose
-
verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contr.
-
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- copper
-
noun,
a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- appear
-
verb (used without object),
to come into sight; become visible:
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- 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.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Topper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- tipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- aniso-
-
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- 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.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- capper
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Carnap
-
noun,
Rudolf P. 1891–1970, U.S. philosopher, born in Germany.
- tarso-
-
- 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.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canape
-
noun,
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- capias
-
noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Caspar
-
noun,
one of the three Magi.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- 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.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- 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.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpo-
-
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- tiepin
-
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.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- actin-
-
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- aeron.
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- 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.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Cripps
-
noun,
Sir Stafford, 1889–1952, British statesman and socialist leader.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- aceto-
-
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- 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.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- proc.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- 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.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- acpt.
-
- pron.
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- ASPCA
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- asco-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- 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.
- 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.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- patr-
-
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ASEAN
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- 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.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- trop-
-
- TCPIP
-
- tears
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- pant-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- 30-30
-
- Cant.
-
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- 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.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- teno-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- astr.
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- acet-
-
- pros.
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- ation
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- 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.
- part.
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- prop.
-
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- 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.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- papas
-
noun,
father.
- Prot.
-
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- para-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- tera-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- actos
-
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Recit
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- recip
-
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- post-
-
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- 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.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- 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.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- pipit
-
noun,
any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- treas
-
- prae-
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- 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.
- Apoc.
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- recpt
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- rect.
-
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- 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.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- rcpt.
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- anis-
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- 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.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- ante-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Port.
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- 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):
- poet.
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- anat.
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- appar
-
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- aero-
-
- prep.
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- 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).
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- pert.
-
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- peta-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- petr-
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- resp.
-
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- Pres.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- rept.
-
- peri-
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- 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.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- reni-
-
- tonia
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- Appia
-
noun,
Adolphe [French a-dawlf] /French aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1862–1928, Swiss stage designer and theatrical producer.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- petri
-
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- areo-
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pico-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Cons.
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Const
-
- sito-
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Iran.
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- intr.
-
- cont.
-
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- init.
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- copr-
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insp.
-
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- inst.
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- 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.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nappa
-
noun,
a very soft glove leather made from the skin of a sheep, kid, or goat.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cine-
-
- cert.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- 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.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Sept.
-
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- naso-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Sino-
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- istic
-
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ition
-
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- seti-
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- 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.
- Seric
-
- NAACP
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- 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.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- spor-
-
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- Epist
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- ster.
-
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- step-
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Srta.
-
- econ.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- ecto-
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- 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.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- 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.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- span-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- corpn
-
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- corp.
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- 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.
- IATSE
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- icons
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- cores
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spec.
-
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- octa-
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- 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.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- sarc-
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- 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.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- 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.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- 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.”.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- sanit
-
- Capt.
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- caps.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- OPers
-
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- 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.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- carp-
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- cent.
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- nitr-
-
- sect.
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- noct-
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- cata-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Scot.
-
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- 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.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- str.
-
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- 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.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sec.
-
- Ste.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sepn
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Rep.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- 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).
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- RONA
-
- tRNA
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- rit.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Sra.
-
- 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:
- tron
-
- RNAS
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- spp.
-
- 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.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rpt.
-
- 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.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tri-
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- RIIA
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- scr.
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- 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.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sci.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tion
-
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SPCA
-
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- top-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Soni
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 1080
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Ice.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- acr-
-
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATA
-
- ICAO
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- est.
-
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- esp.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- enc.
-
- Ens.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- eso-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Ire.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOAA
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- NTIA
-
- OAPC
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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-
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- iso-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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.
- acea
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- AARP
-
- NACA
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCAA
-
- NCTE
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Cres
-
- Oct.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- art.
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- atic
-
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Anas
-
- ance
-
- aet.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- ANPA
-
- APSA
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- app.
-
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- appt
-
- Apr.
-
- ates
-
- 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.
- crat
-
- Con.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- 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
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Ceto
-
- cet-
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- ator
-
- aer-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- 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.”.
- CERN
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- cen.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Pan.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- pot.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- papa
-
noun,
father.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pre-
-
- prec
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Pet.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pnea
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- pipi
-
noun,
an edible bivalve of eastern Australia, Plebidonax deltoides.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pop-
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- 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.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pts.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- per.
-
- Ont.
-
- psia
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- prin
-
- pct.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pen.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- prs.
-
- pat.
-
- Pers
-
- opp.
-
- opia
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- PSAT
-
- 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.
- psec
-
- OPer
-
- CEO
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- PIO
-
- CEA
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CRP
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CNS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- CNO
-
- CRS
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- 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.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- CIP
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- CPA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- CPI
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- AEA
-
- CIE
-
- CPO
-
- CIA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- CPR
-
- STP
-
- CPS
-
- ae.
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- oic
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PSA
-
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- APC
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- PSE
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- PSC
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- APS
-
- prp
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- PRC
-
- 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.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PRA
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PPS
-
- TSE
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TSP
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RPS
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RCP
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TSI
-
- ANC
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PTP
-
- PPT
-
- 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.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ct.
-
- REA
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- CSR
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CAA
-
- POR
-
- CAI
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- 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.
- POC
-
- TCS
-
- POA
-
- TCA
-
- AEC
-
- RCT
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ppr
-
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- PPI
-
- PPE
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- PPC
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- RCA
-
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- RCN
-
- ATC
-
- TIA
-
- CSO
-
- PCS
-
- CST
-
- Ar.
-
- RPO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Rs.
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Aar
-
- Sep
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noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- SAA
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- ne-
-
- NEA
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- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NAA
-
- an.
-
- NEC
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- ist
-
- OSP
-
- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- SIP
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noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- AIC
-
- ise
-
- ose
-
- ISR
-
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NCO
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
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- ite
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- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Tro
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- IRO
-
- OSA
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
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- NSA
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- NSC
-
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- AAE
-
- Oc.
-
- sc.
-
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- NPR
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- SAR
-
- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OIt
-
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OIr
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- Npt
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NES
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- opt
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Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- 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.
- ONI
-
- AAP
-
- SCP
-
- NOC
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
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- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- STI
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ot-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- en-
-
- SPR
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- PAP
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noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- eir
-
- ERP
-
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESR
-
- PAC
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noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
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- ETO
-
- RNA
-
- EIS
-
- PCI
-
- ETS
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- eo-
-
- ACS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ean
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- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- spt
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Sta
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- St.
-
- ec-
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ECA
-
- Sr.
-
- OTA
-
- ETR
-
- pt.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- trp
-
- ROP
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Pa.
-
- AIA
-
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OTS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ote
-
- IRC
-
- ACP
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ine
-
- ROI
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ap-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ROA
-
- IAS
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Pr.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- pp.
-
- ier
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ac-
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- 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.
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RI
-
- TP
-
- 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.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- RP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NI
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RO
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RN
-
- NP
-
- NC
-
- TN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CE
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- EI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- N.
-
- IP
-