Anagrams of atropines
Word atropines has
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- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- pronates
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- tropines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- 11-point
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- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- sterno-
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- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- arseno-
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- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- arpents
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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.
- partons
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- aristo-
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- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- stearo-
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- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- transp.
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- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- antero-
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- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- 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.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- tarso-
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- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- penta-
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- 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.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- steno-
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- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- intro.
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- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instr.
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- inter.
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- 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.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- intra-
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- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- 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.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- ptero-
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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.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- iatro-
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- nitro-
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- 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.
- petro-
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- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- 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.
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- sapro-
-
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- patri-
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- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- 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.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- arsen-
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- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- 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.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- 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:
- paints
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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.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- aeron.
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- tropes
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- panto-
-
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- tronas
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- aniso-
-
- septi-
-
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- spiro-
-
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- 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.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- trans.
-
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- astron
-
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- astro-
-
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- pant-
-
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- part.
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- patr-
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- peri-
-
- petri
-
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pari-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pert.
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- peta-
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sanit
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spor-
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Srta.
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Sino-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- span-
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sito-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- seti-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- resp.
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- pret.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prae-
-
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- post-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- poet.
-
- Port.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- rept.
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- reni-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pron.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pros.
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Prot.
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- nears
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- naso-
-
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- nitr-
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- teno-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- areo-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- 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.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ation
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- ento-
-
- IATSE
-
- tonia
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- treas
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- intr.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- tera-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- OPers
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- trop-
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- 30-30
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- oste-
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- aeri-
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- aero-
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tears
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- apo-
-
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apr.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- 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.
- ant.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sra.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sepn
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- epit
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- epi-
-
- Rep.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- rpt.
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- art.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Aire
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- aet.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ANSI
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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:
- Sat.
-
- RNAS
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ates
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- tron
-
- RONA
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ator
-
- ano-
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Pet.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- nos-
-
- str.
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Pers
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- neo-
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- ten.
-
- NTIA
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- opia
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- pat.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- per.
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Pen.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OPer
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ont.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- ins.
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- top-
-
- psia
-
- PSAT
-
- prs.
-
- inae
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- pts.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- 1080
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- prin
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- eso-
-
- 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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- esp.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- est.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pnea
-
- pos.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- iso-
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ire.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- tion
-
- 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.
- pot.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- SPR
-
- trp
-
- TSP
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TSI
-
- Sta
-
- TSE
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tpr
-
- Tro
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- St.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- STI
-
- STP
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TIA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ne-
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- IPA
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IOT
-
- ITA
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ist
-
- ite
-
- ETS
-
- NPR
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAP
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NOP
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIA
-
- 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:
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETR
-
- OIr
-
- aor
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASR
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ap-
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ast
-
- ETO
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ESR
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- en-
-
- at.
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- 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.
- OIt
-
- PSE
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- SRO
-
- Re.
-
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSA
-
- So.
-
- PRA
-
- POR
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SAR
-
- Sp.
-
- RPS
-
- RSA
-
- ROA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- RPO
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RNA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REA
-
- 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:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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.
- PIO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Pa.
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 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:
- Rs.
-
- Pr.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ps.
-
- se-
-
- prn
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PTO
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- 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).
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- pt.
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- R.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- OA
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- O.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- P.
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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
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- NP
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- NI
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
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- EI
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TN
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- IP
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
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- RI
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RN
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- TP
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- RO
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- RP
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .