Anagrams of ascriptive
Word ascriptive has
888 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ascriptive.
- privacies
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noun,
the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion:
- variscite
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noun,
a secondary mineral, hydrated phosphate of aluminum, Al(PO 4)⋅2H 2 O, occurring mainly as massive, bluish-green nodules: sometimes used as a gem.
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- cavities
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noun,
any hollow place; hollow.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- piracies
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noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- caritive
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adjective,
(in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
- picrites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- privates
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noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- 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.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- civitas
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noun,
the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like.
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- Piarist
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noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- triceps
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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.
- privets
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noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- captive
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noun,
a prisoner.
- episcia
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Script.
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- iatrics
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- privies
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noun,
outhouse (def 1).
- scrapie
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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.
- vitrics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art and technology of making glass products.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- actives
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- private
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noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- epicist
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noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- pisci-
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- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- cavers
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- cavies
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noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- stiver
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noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- pitier
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noun,
a person who pities.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- varies
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verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Pitris
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- pities
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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:
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- tapirs
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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.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Travis
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noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- trivia
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noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- tripes
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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.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triacs
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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.
- Taipei
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- ericas
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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.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- evicts
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Evarts
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noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- parsec
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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.
- Pieria
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noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- pavers
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noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- cerat-
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- cerias
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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.
- Petras
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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.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- civets
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noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- civies
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plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- patri-
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- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- strive
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verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- parvis
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noun,
a vacant enclosed area in front of a church.
- Crispi
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Persia
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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.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- racist
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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.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- recti-
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- vicars
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- vesica
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noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- aspire
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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):
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- spirea
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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.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- Spirit
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- septi-
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- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- rivets
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- vitric
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adjective,
of or relating to glass.
- starve
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verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- privet
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noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- Stevia
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noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- averts
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verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scarp
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noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- parve
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adjective,
pareve.
- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- scat-
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- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- spec.
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- scape
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Spear
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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.
- pari-
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- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- sarc-
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- part.
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- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Sapir
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noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- space
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- 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.
- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- Tepic
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- IATSE
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- Siret
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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.
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- tera-
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- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Seric
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- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- evict
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- seti-
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- tiers
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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.
- tipis
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noun,
tepee.
- tears
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- Sept.
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- scrap
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noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- scrip
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- taces
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noun,
tasset.
- ivies
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noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Tapes
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noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- tarps
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noun,
tarpaulin.
- tapis
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noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sect.
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- istic
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- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- spite
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- sprit
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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.
- rapes
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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.
- sprat
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Pitri
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rcpt.
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- pitas
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- stirp
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noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- spirt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- Recit
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- ster.
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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.
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- presa
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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.
- Pres.
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- step-
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- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- stave
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noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- stipe
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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.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- stair
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noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
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- recip
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- recpt
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- patr-
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- priv.
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- peri-
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- peats
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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.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- rivet
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- stria
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noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- spire
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- strip
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noun,
a striptease.
- pavis
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noun,
a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used especially by archers and soldiers of the infantry.
- spier
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Paver
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noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- Spica
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noun,
spike2 .
- peris
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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.
- pert.
-
- rect.
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- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- 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.
- Piers
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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.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- rept.
-
- Piave
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noun,
a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- Strep
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noun,
streptococcus.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- strap
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noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- petri
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- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- peta-
-
- prae-
-
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- 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.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- cert.
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- 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.
- crit.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- vice-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- 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.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- avers
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carp-
-
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- 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.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ative
-
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- vari-
-
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- astr.
-
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- aeri-
-
- Visct
-
- 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.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- treas
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- visit
-
noun,
the act of or an instance of visiting:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Epist
-
- acpt.
-
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- acet-
-
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- 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.
- Episc
-
- 30-30
-
- Epis.
-
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- scr.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- RSVP
-
noun,
a reply to an invitation:
- Visc
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- vers
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ates
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- sci.
-
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- atic
-
- Pvt.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- prs.
-
- PSAT
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- serv
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- psec
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- 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.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- psia
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Ave.
-
- acr-
-
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- sec.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- spiv
-
noun,
a petty criminal, especially a black marketeer, racetrack tout, or petty thief.
- 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.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- 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.
- Rev.
-
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SPCA
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Vict
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apr.
-
- rpt.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- AISI
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- vet.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- asc-
-
- aet.
-
- Vat.
-
- Vic.
-
- ARIS
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Aire
-
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- Rep.
-
- art.
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- esp.
-
- pre-
-
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- itis
-
- tri-
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- par.
-
- 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.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crat
-
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Cres
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- 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.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ect-
-
- pct.
-
- epit
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- est.
-
- 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.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- evap
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ter.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Ice.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- trav
-
- 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.
- epi-
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- 1080
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- cet-
-
- prec
-
- str.
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- 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.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- var.
-
- 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.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Cav.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- CATV
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- prev
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Pet.
-
- per.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- 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.
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- Pers
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- cit.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- civ.
-
- cis-
-
- vas-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cap.
-
- TPI
-
- Ver
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- STI
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- VCR
-
- Vte
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- Vt.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- VTC
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Va.
-
- TVA
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- trp
-
- STV
-
- SVC
-
- SVR
-
- SPR
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TCS
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- TCA
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- vs.
-
- spt
-
- STP
-
- VIP
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- CTA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CVT
-
- CVA
-
- cte
-
- CST
-
- eir
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- CIP
-
- ECA
-
- EIS
-
- CIA
-
- ETR
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- 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).
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ETV
-
- ETS
-
- ESR
-
- Ep.
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- CIE
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- IPA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- APS
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- APC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIC
-
- AEC
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ae.
-
- ACV
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- 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.
- ARS
-
- CEA
-
- a-v
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- ca.
-
- Avi
-
- AVC
-
- ATV
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ASV
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ier
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- ipr
-
- RSV
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- PRC
-
- RPV
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- PRA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- rt.
-
- 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:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- rte
-
- PSE
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCA
-
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- PVC
-
noun,
a white, water-insoluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the polymerization of vinyl chloride: used chiefly for thin coatings, insulation, and pipings.
- PVA
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- PTV
-
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- RTS
-
- ise
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ISV
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- ITV
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ite
-
- se-
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Sp.
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- SCP
-
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Pr.
-
- SAR
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- sc.
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- RCT
-
- RP
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RV
-
- S.
-
- 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.
- VR
-
- RI
-
- t.
-
- IP
-
- TC
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- ic
-
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- SV
-
- CE
-
- EV
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CV
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- V.
-
- VC
-
- VI
-
- VP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.