Anagrams of bacteriophage
Word bacteriophage has
1628 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of bacteriophage.
- biographee
-
noun,
the subject of a biography; the person whose life is described in a biography.
- Areopagite
-
noun,
a member of the council of the Areopagus.
- iceboater
-
noun,
a person who races iceboats, especially as a hobby or in competition.
- aerobatic
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) stunts performed in flight by an airplane, glider, or the like.
- carpetbag
-
noun,
a bag for traveling, especially one made of carpeting.
- brachiate
-
adjective,
Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
- apothecia
-
noun,
the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
- graphite
-
noun,
a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- achroite
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noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- abrogate
-
verb (used with object),
to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal:
- berthage
-
noun,
a place assigned to a vessel for anchoring or tying up.
- Bethpage
-
noun,
a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- Hepatica
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.
- cabotage
-
noun,
navigation or trade along the coast.
- caproate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of caproic acid.
- acierate
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- boracite
-
noun,
a strongly pyroelectric mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg 6 Cl 2 B 14 O 26 , occurring in white or colorless cubic crystals or fine-grained masses.
- Capriote
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- heritage
-
noun,
something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition:
- bacteri-
-
- bacteria
-
plural noun,
ubiquitous one-celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod-shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Monera (in some classification systems the plant class Schizomycetes), various species of which are involved in fermentation, putrefaction, infectious diseases, or nitrogen fixation.
- Carthage
-
noun,
an ancient city-state in N Africa, near modern Tunis: founded by the Phoenicians in the middle of the 9th century b.c.; destroyed in 146 b.c. in the last of the Punic Wars.
- Bagheera
-
noun,
a crush-resistant velvet made of uncut pile and used in the manufacture of evening wear and wraps.
- phreatic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to ground water.
- acerbate
-
adjective,
embittered.
- petechia
-
noun,
a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.
- tracheo-
-
- archaeo-
-
- Beatrice
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noun,
(in Dante's Vita Nuova and Divine Comedy) a symbolic figure developed from the person whom Dante first saw as a child and loved as an ideal of womanhood.
- ego-trip
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noun,
an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification:
- brachio-
-
- earthpea
-
noun,
the peanut.
- herpetic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or caused by herpes.
- brioche
-
noun,
a light, sweet bun or roll made with eggs, yeast, and butter.
- grapho-
-
- Arecibo
-
noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- Gratiae
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plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- hoptree
-
noun,
any of several North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Ptelea, of the citrus family, especially P. trifoliata, having trifoliate leaves and roundish, waferlike fruit.
- haricot
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noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- airboat
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noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- brachia
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noun,
Anatomy. the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
- Bactria
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
- potiche
-
noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- potherb
-
noun,
any herb prepared as food by cooking in a pot, as spinach, or added as seasoning in cookery, as thyme.
- Portage
-
noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- cartage
-
noun,
the act or cost of carting.
- Taphiae
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a group of islands in the Ionian Sea.
- hebetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in puberty.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- tapioca
-
noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- Agriope
-
noun,
Eurydice.
- iceboat
-
noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- iceberg
-
noun,
a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
- boatage
-
noun,
the act of hauling by boat.
- teacher
-
noun,
a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- Bagehot
-
noun,
Walter, 1826–77, English economist, political journalist, and critic.
- hectare
-
noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- preheat
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verb (used with object),
to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process:
- archit.
-
- protege
-
noun,
a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- heretic
-
noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- herbage
-
noun,
nonwoody vegetation.
- hetaera
-
noun,
a highly cultured courtesan or concubine, especially in ancient Greece.
- cabaret
-
noun,
a restaurant providing food, drink, music, a dance floor, and often a floor show.
- apteria
-
noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- hepato-
-
- hetaira
-
noun,
hetaera.
- graphic
-
noun,
a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- Hebraic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews, their language, or their culture.
- hetero-
-
- bo-tree
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noun,
the pipal, or sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, under which the founder of Buddhism is reputed to have attained the Enlightenment that constituted him the Buddha.
- cabrito
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noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- Reigate
-
noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- hepatic
-
noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- probate
-
noun,
Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- receipt
-
noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- Obrecht
-
noun,
Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1430–1505, Dutch composer and conductor.
- aphotic
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adjective,
lightless; dark.
- aphetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or due to aphesis.
- prithee
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interjection,
(I) pray thee.
- Rhaetia
-
noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- peacoat
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noun,
pea jacket.
- breathe
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Idioms,
breathe down someone's neck,
to be close to someone in pursuit; menace; threaten:
to watch someone closely so as to supervise or control:
- abreact
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verb (used with object),
to remove by abreaction.
- Perchta
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noun,
the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
- earache
-
noun,
pain in the ear; otalgia.
- cheapie
-
noun,
a cheaply made, often inferior, product:
- Ephrata
-
noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania.
- copaiba
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noun,
an oleoresin obtained from several tropical, chiefly South American trees belonging to the genus Copaifera, of the legume family, used chiefly in varnishes and lacquers, for removing old oil varnish from or for brightening oil paintings, and formerly in medicine in the treatment of certain mucous-membrane conditions.
- tricho-
-
- cithara
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noun,
kithara.
- cheater
-
noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- acrobat
-
noun,
a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
- cheerio
-
noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- acreage
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noun,
extent or area in acres; acres collectively.
- Berchta
-
noun,
Perchta.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- cohabit
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verb (used without object),
to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- cheiro-
-
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- Pechora
-
noun,
a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
- bearcat
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- phorate
-
noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- trachea
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picotee
-
noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- Phocaea
-
noun,
an ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities; later an important maritime state.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- acerate
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- abroach
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adverb, adjective,
opened or tapped so that the contents can flow out; broached:
- cerato-
-
- cortege
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noun,
a procession, especially a ceremonial one:
- Graeco-
-
- trophic
-
adjective,
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- biotech
-
noun,
biotechnology.
- terebic
-
adjective,
of or derived from terebic acid.
- pibroch
-
noun,
(in the Scottish Highlands) a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a series of variations on a basic theme, usually martial in character, but sometimes used as a dirge.
- poacher
-
noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- petrog.
-
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- aerobic
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adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- Chariot
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- aerobia
-
noun,
aerobe.
- Pitcher
-
noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- go-cart
-
noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- pigboat
-
noun,
a submarine.
- Parthia
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, SE of the Caspian Sea: conquered by the Persians a.d. 226; now a part of NE Iran.
- chapati
-
noun,
a flat pancakelike bread, usually of whole-wheat flour, baked on a griddle.
- chapter
-
noun,
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- trochee
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- beacher
-
noun,
a long, curling wave of the sea.
- Berith
-
noun,
Brith.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- bother
-
noun,
something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying:
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- berate
-
verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- petro-
-
- Ithaca
-
noun,
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
Greek Itháki.
- phagia
-
- obeche
-
noun,
a tropical African tree, Triplochiton scleroxylon.
- Borgia
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- Bertha
-
noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- Bogart
-
noun,
a person who hogs or monopolizes something.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- pariah
-
noun,
an outcast.
- Parcae
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- Pahari
-
noun,
one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- parica
-
noun,
a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- Bigtha
-
noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- bocage
-
noun,
a decorative motif of trees, branches, or foliage, as in a tapestry or a ceramic figure group.
- pathic
-
- Bierce
-
noun,
Ambrose (Gwinnett) [gwi-net] /gwɪˈnɛt/ (Show IPA), 1842–1914? U.S. journalist and short-story writer.
- patho-
-
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- Bertie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- Bichat
-
noun,
Marie François Xavier [ma-ree frahn-swa gza-vyey] /maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1802, French physician.
- borage
-
noun,
a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
Compare borage family.
- patri-
-
- borate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- breach
-
noun,
the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Peraea
-
noun,
a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
- Perche
-
noun,
a former division of N France.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- breath
-
noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- Gathic
-
noun,
an ancient Iranian language of the Indo-European family; the language in which the Gathas were written.
Compare Avestan.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- cheapo
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- gather
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- Charta
-
noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- chiro-
-
- charge
-
noun,
expense or cost:
- Gheber
-
noun,
Gabar.
- goatee
-
noun,
a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
- chaeta
-
noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- Goethe
-
noun,
Johann Wolfgang von [yoh-hahn vawlf-gahng fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈvɔlf gɑŋ fən/ (Show IPA), 1749–1832, German poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher.
- goiter
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- gopher
-
noun,
any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- Gothic
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
- chigoe
-
noun,
a flea, Tunga penetrans, of tropical America and Africa, the impregnated female of which embeds itself in the skin, especially of the feet, of humans and animals and becomes greatly distended with eggs.
- ethrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- Egbert
-
noun,
a.d. 775?–839, king of the West Saxons 802–839; 1st king of the English 828–839.
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- eparch
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- chori-
-
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- Graeae
-
plural noun,
three old sea goddesses who had but one eye and one tooth among them and were the protectors of their sisters the Gorgons.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- Brecht
-
noun,
Bertolt [ber-tawlt] /ˈbɛr tɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.
- hiero-
-
- phatic
-
adjective,
denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
- hepat-
-
- hepcat
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- hepta-
-
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- hereto
-
adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- Hobart
-
noun,
Garret Augustus [gar-it] /ˈgær ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1844–99, U.S. lawyer and politician: vice president of the U.S. 1897–99.
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- broche
-
noun,
(in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn.
- hogtie
-
verb (used with object),
to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- broach
-
noun,
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- Bright
-
noun,
brights.
the automobile or truck headlights used for driving at night or under conditions of decreased visibility.
the brighter level of intensity of these lights, usually deflected upward by switching on a bulb in the headlamp that strikes the lens at a different angle.
- iatro-
-
- Breech
-
noun,
the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.
- Hegira
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- cerat-
-
- Greco-
-
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- carpo-
-
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- hecto-
-
- hagio-
-
- carbo-
-
- haptic
-
noun,
Usually, haptics. Digital Technology.
a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device:
an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user:
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Hebert
-
noun,
Jacques René [zhahk ruh-ney] /ʒɑk rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), ("Père Duchesne") 1755–94, French journalist and revolutionary leader.
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- Hecate
-
noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- phago-
-
- Piaget
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- rebate
-
noun,
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- probit
-
noun,
a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- recti-
-
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- preach
-
verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- apogee
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.
Compare perigee.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- Bactra
-
noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- aceto-
-
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- aright
-
adverb,
rightly; correctly; properly:
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- rebote
-
noun,
the rear wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare frontis.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- Raphia
-
noun,
raffia.
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- ragtop
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- archt.
-
- rabato
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- archi-
-
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- Archbp
-
- ptero-
-
- Apache
-
noun,
a Parisian gangster, rowdy, or ruffian.
- potage
-
noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- tacho-
-
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- barit.
-
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- bather
-
noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- batho-
-
- photic
-
adjective,
of or relating to light.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- barhop
-
verb (used without object),
Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
- troph-
-
- Phoebe
-
noun,
any of several small American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, especially S. phoebe, of eastern North America.
- beater
-
noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- phobic
-
noun,
a person suffering from a phobia.
- Bechet
-
noun,
Sidney, 1897–1959, U.S. jazz soprano saxophonist and clarinetist.
- phobia
-
noun,
a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
- agric.
-
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- Pherae
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- picro-
-
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- BArchE
-
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- barege
-
noun,
a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
- righto
-
interjection,
(used to express understanding or assent).
- trich-
-
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- tribo-
-
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- Gobat
-
noun,
Albert [French al-ber] /French alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Swiss lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- 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.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- girth
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- tera-
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- theo-
-
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- graph
-
noun,
a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- tech.
-
- grebe
-
noun,
any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Thebe
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Botswana, the 100th part of a pula.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- Pheba
-
noun,
a female day name for Friday.
See under day name.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Geber
-
noun,
(Jabir ibn Hayyan) 8th-century a.d, Arab alchemist.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Ebert
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- ecto-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- trig.
-
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- 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.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crit.
-
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- trop-
-
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- troch
-
- 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.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- theor
-
- Gatha
-
noun,
one of several groups of hymns (the Gathas) forming the oldest part of the Avesta.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- throb
-
noun,
the act of throbbing.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- grith
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- thio-
-
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Garbo
-
noun,
Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- ergo-
-
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Gabar
-
noun,
an Iranian Zoroastrian.
- Gabor
-
noun,
Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- rhet.
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- orch.
-
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- para-
-
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- prae-
-
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- pacha
-
noun,
pasha.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Orth.
-
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- orig.
-
- Oreg.
-
- pret.
-
- Port.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- prob.
-
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- probe
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- proc.
-
- Prog.
-
- 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.
- octa-
-
- Prot.
-
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- pico-
-
- PharB
-
- phobe
-
- phage
-
noun,
bacteriophage.
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- phore
-
- peta-
-
- phot.
-
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- pert.
-
- peri-
-
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pari-
-
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- poet.
-
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- part.
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- path-
-
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patr-
-
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rept.
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Phebe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hect-
-
- rhoea
-
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Heber
-
noun,
Reginald, 1783–1826, British bishop and hymn writer.
- right
-
noun,
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral:
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- hagia
-
plural noun,
the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.
- Hagar
-
noun,
the mother of Ishmael. Gen. 16.
- habit
-
noun,
an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- Regt.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- OBrit
-
- rcpt.
-
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- obeah
-
noun,
a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- Rahab
-
noun,
a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- rect.
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- recpt
-
- Recit
-
- herp.
-
- hier-
-
- recip
-
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- rebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- Horeb
-
noun,
a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- hort.
-
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- broth
-
noun,
thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- begot
-
verb,
simple past tense and a past participle of beget.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Beret
-
noun,
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
- Apoc.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- char-
-
- Arab.
-
- beige
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- Arch.
-
- Bergh
-
noun,
Henry, 1811–88, U.S. social reformer: founder of A.S.P.C.A.
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- arche
-
- beget
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
- begat
-
verb,
simple past tense of beget.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- areo-
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- chap.
-
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- Bethe
-
noun,
Hans Albrecht [hanz awl-brekt,, hahns;; German hahns ahl-brekht] /hænz ˈɔl brɛkt,, hɑns;; German hɑns ˈɑl brɛxt/ (Show IPA), 1906–2005, U.S. physicist, born in Alsace: Nobel Prize 1967.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- Bigot
-
noun,
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
- broch
-
noun,
a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
- bight
-
noun,
the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
- Goth.
-
- bicep
-
noun,
a biceps muscle, especially the one at the front of the upper arm.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Chiba
-
noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- berth
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Apgar
-
noun,
Virginia, 1909–74, U.S. physician: developed test to evaluate health of newborns.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- Cath.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- bact.
-
- cata-
-
- Bart.
-
- baro-
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- batch
-
noun,
a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together:
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Bahia
-
noun,
a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- carb-
-
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- baith
-
adjective, pronoun,
both.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- BAPCT
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Barth
-
noun,
John (Simmons) [sim-uh nz] /ˈsɪm ənz/ (Show IPA), born 1930, U.S. novelist.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Beach
-
noun,
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arith
-
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Chaga
-
noun,
a member of a Bantu people of northern Tanzania.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- beech
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts.
- beche
-
noun,
a grab for retrieving tools used in drilling a well.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- bathe
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- BCerE
-
- cert.
-
- cero-
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- BArch
-
- Capt.
-
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- acet-
-
- Borah
-
noun,
William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
- Achab
-
noun,
Ahab (def 1).
- acpt.
-
- acro-
-
- actg.
-
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Bohea
-
noun,
an inferior grade of black tea.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Bogie
-
noun,
Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- aero-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- Agape
-
noun,
the love of God or Christ for humankind.
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- 30-30
-
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- BPetE
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- Bothe
-
noun,
Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1891–1957, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- corp.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Botha
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee] /luˈi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1919, South African general and statesman.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- aceae
-
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- abhor
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Braga
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- botch
-
noun,
a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- bitch
-
noun,
a female dog:
- Brig.
-
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- birth
-
noun,
an act or instance of being born:
- Brit.
-
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- Birch
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- Brith
-
noun,
the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
- biog.
-
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- Boche
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- agro-
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- both
-
pronoun,
the one as well as the other:
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- pct.
-
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- OPer
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- BPOE
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- pat.
-
- 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.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Oct.
-
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- 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.
- OEEC
-
- bot.
-
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- opia
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Phar
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- Pet.
-
- par.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- bet.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- PABA
-
noun,
para-aminobenzoic acid.
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- bio-
-
- org.
-
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- 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.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- 1080
-
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- BChE
-
- phr.
-
- per.
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Beth
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- perh
-
- beep
-
noun,
a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tchr
-
- agit
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agha
-
noun,
aga.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- ter.
-
- agba
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, of the legume family.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- agr.
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- the-
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rpt.
-
- thi-
-
- tab.
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Ahab
-
noun,
a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b.c. I Kings 16–22.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- aet.
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- abr.
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- top-
-
- tri-
-
- AARP
-
- TRIB
-
- AAEE
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- aer-
-
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- ACTH
-
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- acea
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tob.
-
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- 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.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- ator
-
- ptg.
-
- OAPC
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- atic
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- pot.
-
- bar.
-
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- baht
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- BAgr
-
- prec
-
- BAgE
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- pre-
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- aph-
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- 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.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- 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.
- 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:
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- apo-
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Arg.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- art.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Rep.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Reg.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apr.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- RIBA
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- cap.
-
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Hebr
-
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- etc.
-
- Heb.
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- HEAO
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- epi-
-
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- Eph.
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- BTCh
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- her.
-
- epit
-
- hgt.
-
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- Chr.
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hor.
-
- geo-
-
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Ger.
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- ghee
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Hag.
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Haba
-
noun,
Alois [ah-lois] /ˈɑ lɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, Czech composer.
- Hab.
-
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Haag
-
noun,
Den [den] /dɛn/ (Show IPA) a Dutch name of The Hague.
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- gro.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- cat.
-
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- chg.
-
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Ice.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- 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.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- ICAO
-
- cog.
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- crat
-
- Cort
-
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Ire.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- eco-
-
- ctr.
-
- IAEA
-
- ect-
-
- EEOC
-
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- HRIP
-
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- IATA
-
- TBA
-
- APB
-
- APC
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- EOE
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- TRH
-
- rhb
-
- 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.
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- RGB
-
- th-
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Tpr
-
- CRP
-
- EEO
-
- AOA
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AGC
-
- tph
-
- TPI
-
- tr.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tra
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- aor
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- 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.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- ThB
-
- CPO
-
- AIA
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- 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.
- Tro
-
- ag-
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- GHA
-
- ac-
-
- Ar.
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ab-
-
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- ap-
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- CPI
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- CPR
-
- AAE
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- AAP
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- GCA
-
- eir
-
- GCE
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- GCI
-
- Aar
-
- GCR
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- THC
-
- GCT
-
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ROA
-
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- AHE
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ERT
-
- ec-
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- 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.
- ACP
-
- ERP
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TIA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AIC
-
- ECA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- ae.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- AEA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CIA
-
- CIP
-
- Tbi
-
- TBO
-
- Agt
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- TCA
-
- ECG
-
- AEC
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Agh
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- gi.
-
- cte
-
- GBE
-
- Abp
-
- CTA
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- GCB
-
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ctg
-
- ROG
-
- CRT
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- GOP
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- EPT
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ehr
-
- EAA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ea.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ETO
-
- EEC
-
- ETR
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- rte
-
- eo-
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- abt
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- rt.
-
- EEG
-
- Eg.
-
- RPO
-
- RPG
-
- Ga.
-
- op.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- PCI
-
- PCB
-
- BRT
-
- BIE
-
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ht.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- ib.
-
- PaG
-
- CPA
-
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- PTO
-
- ca.
-
- PHA
-
- PGA
-
- ct.
-
- BEP
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ch.
-
- CBE
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- BTh
-
- bi-
-
- REA
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- BHA
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- BHC
-
- Bt.
-
- BHP
-
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- BHT
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- BPH
-
- OPA
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OHG
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- BPA
-
- OCR
-
- BPE
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- BPI
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- ob.
-
- OBE
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- Oc.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Pr.
-
- ier
-
- Pg.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- BRE
-
- ote
-
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ir.
-
- IHP
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- IOC
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- IPA
-
- iph
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- CAA
-
- BTE
-
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- GRB
-
- gph
-
- Gr.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ATP
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BCE
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- be-
-
- Re.
-
- bp.
-
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- gre
-
- CEA
-
- Bac
-
- PRC
-
- PRA
-
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- gt.
-
- GTC
-
- RCP
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- 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.
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- ATB
-
- ChB
-
- CGI
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- ATC
-
- OTC
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GTO
-
- Br.
-
- trp
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- bec
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- 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:
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- BCP
-
- HCR
-
- PIO
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- POA
-
- HBO
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- POB
-
- POC
-
- POR
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- CAI
-
- hr.
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- BH
-
- BG
-
- TC
-
- HG
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- HB
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- CB
-
- CE
-
- O.
-
- T1
-
- AO
-
- GH
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- PH
-
- OG
-
- 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.
- OA
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
-
- TP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- BO
-
- PB
-
- GB
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- Eb
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- G.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- h.
-
- RO
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HP
-
- ic
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- RP
-
- RI
-
- TB
-
- GC
-
- RH
-
- TG
-
- RC
-
- IP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- GP
-
- rg
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- t.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- IG
-
- EI
-
- BC
-
- R.
-