Anagrams of apprentice
Word apprentice has
642 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of apprentice.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- praecipe
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noun,
any of various legal writs commanding a defendant to do something or to appear and show why it should not be done.
- Patience
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noun,
the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- precent
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- percept
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noun,
the mental result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; an impression or sensation of something perceived.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- periapt
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noun,
an amulet.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- perpent
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noun,
perpend1 .
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- centri-
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- precept
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noun,
a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- epicarp
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noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- crappie
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noun,
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie)
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- percent
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- catnip
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- tapper
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noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- pectin
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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.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- tenace
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- capper
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noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- Peirce
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noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- tenrec
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- enter-
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- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- cerat-
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- peptic
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noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- Pepita
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noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- patri-
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- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- penta-
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- parpen
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noun,
perpend1 .
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Centre
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- nipper
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noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
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- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- centi-
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- Center
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- inter.
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- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- piecer
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- apiece
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adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- napper
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noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- rappen
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- rappee
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noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- actin-
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- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- prance
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Niepce
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noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- recti-
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- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- tipper
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noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- intra-
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- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Pripet
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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.
- tippee
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noun,
a person who receives a tip, as of money or information.
- pecten
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- paper
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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.
- pari-
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- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- inept
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adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- Recit
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- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Neper
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noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- recpt
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- Paine
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noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- rect.
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- tapir
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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.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- rcpt.
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- enate
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- incr.
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- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Peace
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noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- nitr-
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- pret.
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- niece
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noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- paint
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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.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- eaten
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- pecan
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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.
- paren
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- reni-
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- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- preen
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- erect
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Ernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Papen
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noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- prae-
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- part.
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- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- intr.
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- ERICA
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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.
- Paten
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- pant-
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- Ieper
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noun,
Ypres.
- rept.
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- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- nappe
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noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- prep.
-
- Panic
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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.
- inapt
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adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- patr-
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- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- etape
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- recip
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- rente
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Iran.
-
- epact
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- TCPIP
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- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Capri
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noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Capt.
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- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- petr-
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- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Capet
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noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- carne
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carp-
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- carpi
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noun,
plural of carpus.
- Peter
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noun,
penis.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- aerie
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noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- caper
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- terne
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noun,
terne metal.
- atrip
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adjective,
aweigh.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Arete
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- piece
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Apepi
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noun,
Apophis.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
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- petri
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- ante-
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- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- print
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- Pinta
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cant.
-
- Pieta
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noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Pence
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noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- pene-
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- creep
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crepe
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crept
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- acet-
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- Crete
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noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
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- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tripe
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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.
- Teena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- 30-30
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- Ranee
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- peta-
-
- crape
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Tepic
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- peri-
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- aeri-
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- cent.
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- pert.
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- pipet
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noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- treen
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noun,
treenware.
- ceria
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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.
- cert.
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- acpt.
-
- tera-
-
- Pepin
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noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- terce
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cine-
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- cetin
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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.
- pina
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noun,
pineapple.
- NTIA
-
- pnea
-
- pirn
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- PINE
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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.
- pita
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pire
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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.
- Rapp
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noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- pint
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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.
- pipe
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noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pair
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Piet
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noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pet.
-
- peat
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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.
- peen
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noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- peep
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noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- Peer
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noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pear
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noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Pen.
-
- pct.
-
- Rani
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noun,
ranee.
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- 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.
- par.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- 1080
-
- NIRA
-
- cet-
-
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- 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.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- 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.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CERN
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cap.
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ter.
-
- 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.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ctr.
-
- 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.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tRNA
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- 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.
- tri-
-
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ance
-
- ant.
-
- Can.
-
- app.
-
- appt
-
- Apr.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- art.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ten.
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- prin
-
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- 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.
- int.
-
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Ire.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NCTE
-
- Rep.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ect-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- etc.
-
- rpt.
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- pre-
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- 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).
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- prec
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RNA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- 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.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- TCA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- Re.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- NRC
-
- RCP
-
- cte
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- ECA
-
- CRT
-
- CRP
-
- CPR
-
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- CIP
-
- ec-
-
- EEC
-
- CIA
-
- ERP
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
-
- ERT
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- eir
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- CIE
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- in.
-
- ae.
-
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- AEC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- APC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ca.
-
- CEA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- ATP
-
- 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.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ier
-
- trp
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pr.
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCI
-
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- pp.
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- ine
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- PPI
-
- PTP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- prp
-
- PRC
-
- PRA
-
- PPT
-
- ppr
-
- PPE
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- 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.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- 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:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NRA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- IPA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ipr
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ITA
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- 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.
- RP
-
- RN
-
- t.
-
- RI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- IP
-
- N.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TC
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TP
-
- CE
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TN
-
- T1
-