Anagrams of caparisons
Word caparisons has
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- caparison
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noun,
a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- acrasins
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- paraison
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noun,
parison.
- paisanos
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noun,
paisan.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- sarcinas
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- paisans
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noun,
compatriot.
- paisano
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noun,
paisan.
- aporias
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noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Capsian
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adjective,
of or designating an Epipaleolithic culture of northwestern Africa, characterized by the use of geometric microlithic tools.
- anopias
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Caspian
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noun,
Caspian Sea.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- parians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- prisons
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Ascaris
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noun,
any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- Picasso
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noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1973, Spanish painter and sculptor in France.
- picaros
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- cassina
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noun,
dahoon.
- picaras
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noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- Passion
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- prosaic
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adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- Passaic
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- caisson
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- sprains
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- Canossa
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noun,
a ruined castle in N Italy: scene of the penance of Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire before Pope Gregory VII in 1077.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- cranio-
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- Caspar
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noun,
one of the three Magi.
- copras
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- crisps
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noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crasis
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noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Cassia
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noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- capons
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noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carpos
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noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- carpo-
-
- Carnap
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noun,
Rudolf P. 1891–1970, U.S. philosopher, born in Germany.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- capias
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noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- cansos
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noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- sonars
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sonics
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noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- assoc.
-
- aspics
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noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Asosan
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noun,
a volcano in SW Japan, in central Kyushu. 5225 feet (1593 meters); crater 12 miles (19 km) across.
- cross-
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- narco-
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- scrips
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- opsins
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- oscars
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Ossian
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noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- paisan
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noun,
compatriot.
- Parian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- parica
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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.
- Pascin
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- rosins
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- picara
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noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- picaro
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- picro-
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- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- piscos
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Poncas
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- sacro-
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- scorns
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- sarco-
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- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scopas
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noun,
flourished 4th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- scions
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noun,
a descendant.
- scarps
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noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Isaacs
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noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- sarans
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Saipan
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noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- asians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- NASCAR
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noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- sapro-
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- sapors
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- asonia
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noun,
tone deafness.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- anopia
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- across
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adverb,
from one side to another.
- aniso-
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- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- aporia
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noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- arsons
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noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- spicas
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noun,
spike2 .
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- spiro-
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- Asian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- scorn
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- incas
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- incor
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- insp.
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- incr.
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- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- pari-
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- Parca
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noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- scops
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noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- paras
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noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- acro-
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- para-
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- scopa
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noun,
pollen brush.
- apian
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adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Apoc.
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- Paros
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noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- icons
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- crips
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noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- corpn
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- corps
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noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- pico-
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- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- AAPSS
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- apsis
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noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- craps
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noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- pians
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noun,
yaws.
- crass
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adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- oasis
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noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- CRISP
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noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- apron
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noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Sino-
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- Sinas
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noun,
a female given name.
- Aaron
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noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- pass.
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- Pasco
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noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- acari
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noun,
plural of acarus.
- scrip
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- scrap
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noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Panic
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noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- scans
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noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scarp
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noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- anoas
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noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Saran
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Oscan
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noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- nipas
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noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Orcas
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- anoia
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noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- spins
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noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- sapor
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- orans
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noun,
orant.
- naso-
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- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- rosin
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- opsis
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- Sapir
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noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Sans.
-
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- spina
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noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- 30-30
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- OSCAR
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Nasca
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adjective,
Nazca.
- Iran.
-
- Saros
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noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- corns
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noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- spor-
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- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- paisa
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noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- sasin
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noun,
blackbuck.
- Isaac
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noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- pains
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pacas
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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.
- narcs
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- saris
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noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Spica
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noun,
spike2 .
- spics
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- sarc-
-
- NAACP
-
- naira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- roans
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Ansar
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noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- ossia
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conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- corp.
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- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- soars
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noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- arson
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noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arsis
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noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Capon
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noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- capos
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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.
- Capra
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noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- Capri
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noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Spain
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noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- praos
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noun,
proa.
- Canso
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noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Caras
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Caria
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noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- prana
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noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- poss.
-
- carns
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noun,
cairn.
- carp-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arica
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noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- priss
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noun,
a prissy person.
- proas
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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.
- arias
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noun,
an air or melody.
- asco-
-
- raias
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noun,
rayah.
- soras
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noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ASPCA
-
- aspic
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noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- ascon
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noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- psora
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noun,
psoriasis.
- psoas
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noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- assai
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noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- assn.
-
- sonic
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adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- proc.
-
- Sonia
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noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- SONAR
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- pross
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noun,
prostitute.
- pros.
-
- cains
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- pron.
-
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- carps
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noun,
a peevish complaint.
- caps.
-
- anis-
-
- soaps
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noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cons.
-
- pirns
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- snaps
-
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copr-
-
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- SPARS
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noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cions
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- rason
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noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- arian
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noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prs.
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- psia
-
- opia
-
- Sra.
-
- Anas
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- acr-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- AARP
-
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- 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.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Pan.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- par.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- prin
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- osis
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pos.
-
- RONA
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- 1080
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- APSA
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Apr.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Can.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- cap.
-
- asc-
-
- iana
-
- scr.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ICAO
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- apo-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- ARIS
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- cir.
-
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cis-
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- 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.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- sci.
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- NCAA
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- ASSR
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- NOAA
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- ano-
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- asis
-
- OAPC
-
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- ANPA
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- SPCA
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- ISSN
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- NACA
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Soni
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- ANSI
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SSN
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SSI
-
- SSC
-
- SAA
-
- SSA
-
- RPO
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROI
-
- ROP
-
- SAR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Rs.
-
- sc.
-
- RSA
-
- RSS
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ROA
-
- SPR
-
- RCA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- RCN
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SCP
-
- Sr.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- RNA
-
- SCS
-
- SPS
-
- 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.
- RPS
-
- CPI
-
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- CPA
-
- ics
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CIP
-
- CIA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CSR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- CAA
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- ior
-
- io-
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- CAI
-
- cs.
-
- ISA
-
- ACS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANC
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- ACP
-
- aor
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- AAP
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AIA
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- AOA
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- cr.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- 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.
- ca.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASN
-
- APC
-
- ASI
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- APS
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRC
-
- ISR
-
- Pa.
-
- PCI
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- pc.
-
- OSS
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OSP
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- PCS
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- OIr
-
- PRC
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- PSS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- PRA
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- POR
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OPA
-
- SSR
-
- Oc.
-
- NCO
-
- NAA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NOC
-
- NOP
-
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NRA
-
- OCS
-
- OAP
-
- OCR
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- oic
-
- OAS
-
- SA
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- RC
-
- AO
-
- RN
-
- NC
-
- AI
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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.
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adverb,
no1 .
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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.
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noun,
a chamber pot.
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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