Anagrams of capparidaceous
Word capparidaceous has
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that can be made by using the letters of capparidaceous.
- predacious
-
adjective,
predatory; rapacious.
- pseudocarp
-
noun,
accessory fruit.
- Cappadocia
-
noun,
an ancient country in E Asia Minor: it became a Roman province in a.d.
- parecious
-
adjective,
paroicous.
- apiaceous
-
adjective,
belonging to the Apiaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Umbelliferae.
Compare parsley (def 4).
- auriscope
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noun,
otoscope.
- capacious
-
adjective,
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy:
- cap-a-pie
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adverb,
from head to foot.
- capeadors
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noun,
a person who assists a matador by harassing or distracting the bull with a red cape, or capa.
- carapaces
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noun,
a bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle.
- Caucasoid
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adjective, noun,
Caucasian (defs 1, 5).
- parapodia
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noun,
one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
- dispauper
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verb (used with object),
to divest of the status of a person having the privileges of a pauper, as of public support or of legal rights as a pauper.
- rapacious
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adjective,
given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- disappear
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noun,
the disappeared, political opponents who are caused to disappear, as by kidnapping:
- parodies
-
noun,
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:
- occupies
-
adjective,
(usually initial capital letter) of or relating to a protest about a social or political issue, as in Occupy movement; Occupy protest; Occupy candidate:
- Parousia
-
noun,
advent (def 4).
- sporadic
-
adjective,
(of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional:
- pea-soup
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noun,
a thick soup made from split peas.
- cuspidor
-
noun,
a large bowl, often of metal, serving as a receptacle for spit, especially from chewing tobacco: in wide use during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- eucarpic
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adjective,
(of a fungus) having only part of the thallus converted into fruiting bodies.
- appraise
-
verb (used with object),
to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess:
- peracids
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noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- araceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- arcadias
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noun,
a mountainous region of ancient Greece, traditionally known for the contented pastoral innocence of its people.
- curacaos
-
noun,
the main island of the Netherlands Antilles, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 173 sq. mi. (448 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
- idocrase
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noun,
vesuvianite.
- picadors
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noun,
one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- ascocarp
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noun,
(in ascomycetous fungi) the fruiting body bearing the asci, as an apothecium or perithecium.
- apocarps
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noun,
a female element of a flower having separate carpels.
- epicarps
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noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- croupade
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noun,
a movement in which a horse jumps up from a pesade with all four legs drawn up under it and lands on four legs in the same place.
- carapace
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noun,
a bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle.
- produces
-
noun,
something that is produced; yield; product.
- copperas
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noun,
ferrous sulfate.
- Caucasia
-
noun,
Caucasus (def 2).
- cariocas
-
noun,
a modification of the samba.
- cardiacs
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a cardiac remedy.
- coppices
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noun,
copse.
- caprices
-
noun,
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
- scorepad
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noun,
a pad whose sheets are printed with headings, vertical or horizontal lines, symbols, or the like, to facilitate the recording of scores in a game, as bowling or bridge.
- diaspore
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noun,
a mineral, aluminum oxyhydroxide, AlO(OH), occurring in crystals, or more usually in lamellar or scaly masses: a principal constituent of bauxite and an important source of aluminum.
- Diaspora
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.
- Paradise
-
noun,
heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
- diapause
-
noun,
a period of hormonally controlled quiescence, especially in immature insects, characterized by cessation of growth and reduction of metabolic activity, often occurring seasonally or when environmental conditions are unfavorable.
- precious
-
noun,
a dearly beloved person; darling.
- edacious
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adjective,
devouring; voracious; consuming.
- capeador
-
noun,
a person who assists a matador by harassing or distracting the bull with a red cape, or capa.
- curacies
-
noun,
the office or position of a curate.
- accursed
-
adjective,
under a curse; doomed; ill-fated.
- acarpous
-
adjective,
not producing fruit; sterile; barren.
- papacies
-
noun,
the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope.
- sparoid
-
noun,
a sparoid fish.
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- apprise
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of):
- acaroid
-
adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- copiers
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Piraeus
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- appears
-
verb (used without object),
to come into sight; become visible:
- produce
-
noun,
something that is produced; yield; product.
- coppice
-
noun,
copse.
- Isadora
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- aporias
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- apocarp
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noun,
a female element of a flower having separate carpels.
- purpose
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noun,
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- Isadore
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noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- cascara
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noun,
a buckthorn, Rhamnus purshiana, of the Pacific coast of the U.S., having finely toothed leaves and flowers in umbels and yielding cascara sagrada.
- radices
-
noun,
a plural of radix.
- cascade
-
noun,
a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface.
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- piceous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- Corsica
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- Spiraea
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noun,
spirea.
- paupers
-
noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- acacias
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noun,
a small tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia, of the mimosa family, having clusters of small yellow flowers.
- acarids
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noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- peracid
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noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- Piccard
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noun,
Auguste [French oh-gyst] /French oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1884–1962, Swiss physicist, aeronaut, inventor, and deep-sea explorer: designer of bathyscaphes.
- cicadas
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noun,
any large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the male of which produces a shrill sound by means of vibrating membranes on the underside of the abdomen.
- icecaps
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noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- picaros
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- picaras
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noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- pseudo-
-
- ascared
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adjective,
afraid; scared.
- ascarid
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noun,
any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
- picador
-
noun,
one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- acardia
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noun,
congenital absence of a heart.
- Pescara
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noun,
a city in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- carouse
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noun,
carousal.
- sidero-
-
- Arcadia
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noun,
a mountainous region of ancient Greece, traditionally known for the contented pastoral innocence of its people.
- upraise
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- sidecar
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noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- saccade
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noun,
the act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
- sarcode
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noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- Eurasia
-
noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- sarcoid
-
noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- codices
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noun,
plural of codex.
- ipecacs
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noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- percoid
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adjective,
belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
- scupper
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noun,
Nautical. a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges.
Compare freeing port.
- carpous
-
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- adipose
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noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- parodic
-
adjective,
having or of the nature of a parody.
- croppie
-
noun,
crappie.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- Caracas
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Venezuela, in the N part.
- sudaria
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
- accrues
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- Priapus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a god of male procreative power, the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite.
- scauper
-
noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- carcase
-
noun,
the dead body of an animal.
- parades
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noun,
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- Ecuador
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noun,
a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- recoups
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- crusade
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- Oedipus
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme: as was prophesied at his birth, he unwittingly killed his father and married his mother and, in penance, blinded himself and went into exile.
- crusado
-
noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- Caprice
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noun,
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
- cappers
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- redcaps
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- caesura
-
noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- acedias
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- accords
-
noun,
proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
- cardio-
-
- auspice
-
noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- Carioca
-
noun,
a modification of the samba.
- crapaud
-
noun,
a species of large frog, Leptodactylus pentadactylus, resembling a bullfrog, inhabiting South and Central America, and having deep orange or red coloring on the legs and sides during the breeding season, the rest of the body being dark-green or brown with black markings.
- Curacao
-
noun,
the main island of the Netherlands Antilles, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 173 sq. mi. (448 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
- crappie
-
noun,
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie)
- scrapie
-
noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- accused
-
noun,
a person or persons charged in a court of law with a crime, offense, etc. (often preceded by the).
- epicarp
-
noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- cardiac
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a cardiac remedy.
- cardias
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- accuser
-
noun,
a person who accuses, especially in a court of law:
- parados
-
noun,
a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from a surprise attack from the rear.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- cerias
-
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.
- sapro-
-
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- cercus
-
noun,
one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- capias
-
noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- drapes
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- sapper
-
noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- Cedric
-
noun,
a male given name.
- drupes
-
noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- durocs
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- sarco-
-
- cardi-
-
- carpic
-
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- carpo-
-
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- prides
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Caspar
-
noun,
one of the three Magi.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- upside
-
noun,
the upper side or part.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Carcas
-
noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- Carapa
-
noun,
a South American tree, Carapa guianensis, of the mahogany family.
- sauced
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- capsid
-
noun,
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- Sardou
-
noun,
Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- capper
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- prudes
-
noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- pseud.
-
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- ripped
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Crocus
-
noun,
any of the small, bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, solitary flowers, which are among the first to bloom in the spring.
- dapper
-
adjective,
neat; trim; smart:
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Cripps
-
noun,
Sir Stafford, 1889–1952, British statesman and socialist leader.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Decius
-
noun,
(Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius) a.d. c201–251, emperor of Rome 249–251.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- cruces
-
noun,
a plural of crux.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- cupro-
-
- cupric
-
adjective,
of or containing copper, especially in the bivalent state, as cupric oxide, CuO.
- cupper
-
noun,
a person who performs the procedure of cupping.
- cupped
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- cuppas
-
noun,
a cup of tea.
- cupids
-
noun,
Also called Amor. the ancient Roman god of love and the son of either Mars or Mercury and Venus, identified with Eros and commonly represented as a winged, naked, infant boy with a bow and arrows.
- cursed
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Crucis
-
noun,
genitive of Crux.
- cusped
-
adjective,
having a cusp or cusps; cusplike.
- cuspid
-
noun,
(in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- redcap
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- crudes
-
noun,
crude oil.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- dorsi-
-
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- circus
-
noun,
a large public entertainment, typically presented in one or more very large tents or in an outdoor or indoor arena, featuring exhibitions of pageantry, feats of skill and daring, performing animals, etc., interspersed throughout with the slapstick antics of clowns.
Compare big top.
- psocid
-
noun,
any of numerous minute winged insects of the family Psocidae (order Psocoptera), including most of the common barklice, having mouth parts adapted for chewing and feeding on fungi, lichens, algae, decaying plant material, etc., and occurring on the bark of trees and the leaves of plants.
- sacro-
-
- cippus
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a stele.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- paedo-
-
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- cicada
-
noun,
any large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the male of which produces a shrill sound by means of vibrating membranes on the underside of the abdomen.
- douras
-
noun,
durra.
- douser
-
noun,
a person or thing that douses.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- dopers
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- diseur
-
noun,
a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- radeau
-
noun,
an armed scow, variously rigged, used as a floating battery during the American Revolution.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- radius
-
noun,
a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- radio-
-
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- disco-
-
- dipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that dips.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- copper
-
noun,
a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Eudora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- accord
-
noun,
proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- occurs
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- pipers
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- escudo
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- spiro-
-
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- succor
-
noun,
help; relief; aid; assistance.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- ericas
-
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.
- 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.
- Picard
-
noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- audios
-
noun,
Television.
the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- occas.
-
- poised
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- icecap
-
noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- Acadia
-
noun,
a former French colony in SE Canada: ceded to Great Britain 1713.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- parous
-
- parade
-
noun,
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- picro-
-
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- sipper
-
noun,
a person who sips.
- Sippar
-
noun,
an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- spruce
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- pauper
-
noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- Accius
-
noun,
Lucius, c170–c90 b.c, Roman poet and prose writer.
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- audio-
-
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Parcae
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- supra-
-
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- cacaos
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- acious
-
- appose
-
verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- Peipus
-
noun,
a lake in the N Europe, on the border between Estonia and the W Russian Federation. 93 miles (150 km) long; 356 sq. mi. (920 sq. km).
- acedia
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- appear
-
verb (used without object),
to come into sight; become visible:
- accrue
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- aceous
-
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- posada
-
noun,
(in some Spanish-speaking countries) a government-operated or -approved inn offering moderately priced rooms to tourists, especially in a historic area.
- pedros
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Acacia
-
noun,
a small tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia, of the mimosa family, having clusters of small yellow flowers.
- upcard
-
noun,
Stud Poker. a card properly dealt face up.
Compare hole card.
- ipecac
-
noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- uppers
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- super-
-
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- supper
-
noun,
the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- accuse
-
verb (used with object),
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of):
- Prasad
-
noun,
Rajendra [rah-jen-druh] /rɑˈdʒɛn drə/ (Show IPA), 1884–1963, first president of the Republic of India 1950–62.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- pedo-
-
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- desc.
-
- pedi-
-
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- PEDir
-
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- cusec
-
noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- oidea
-
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Cusco
-
noun,
Cuzco.
- recip
-
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- 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.
- OPers
-
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Dacca
-
noun,
Dhaka.
- pari-
-
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- occur
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- deci-
-
- Decca
-
noun,
a British radio navigational aid by which a fix is obtained by determining phase difference between continuous-wave signals from two synchronized fixed signals.
- deca-
-
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- peri-
-
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- prod.
-
- dupes
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- proc.
-
- 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.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- prods
-
noun,
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- duces
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- prop.
-
- Dupre
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1812–89, French painter.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- prae-
-
- prep.
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- Pres.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- duros
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- Ecua.
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- papas
-
noun,
father.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- educ.
-
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- pros.
-
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dopas
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- para-
-
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- pred.
-
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- Perdu
-
noun,
Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- pupas
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- dorps
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- disc.
-
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Padus
-
noun,
ancient name of Po.
- Padua
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- Druse
-
noun,
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- drupe
-
noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- Papua
-
noun,
Papua New Guinea.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Proud
-
Idioms,
do one proud,
to be a source of pride or credit to a person:
to treat someone or oneself generously or lavishly:
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- ideo-
-
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- prude
-
noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- pico-
-
- Prus.
-
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- dures
-
verb (used with or without object),
endure.
- pacas
-
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.
- curds
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- spor-
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Card.
-
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Capua
-
noun,
a town in NW Campania, in S Italy, N of Naples.
- caps.
-
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- capos
-
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.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- carp-
-
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- cero-
-
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- sarc-
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- cauda
-
noun,
a tail or taillike appendage.
- Cauca
-
noun,
a river in W Colombia: tributary of the Magdalena. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- 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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- ASPCA
-
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- Seric
-
- sero-
-
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- asco-
-
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- areo-
-
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- caco-
-
- cacao
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- spec.
-
- Apoc.
-
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- appar
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- scudo
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
- Appia
-
noun,
Adolphe [French a-dawlf] /French aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1862–1928, Swiss stage designer and theatrical producer.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- 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.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- upper
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- AC/DC
-
adjective,
sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- updos
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- accus
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corps
-
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.
- corp.
-
- Aarau
-
noun,
a town in and capital of Aargau, in N Switzerland.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- cuppa
-
noun,
a cup of tea.
- Cupid
-
noun,
Also called Amor. the ancient Roman god of love and the son of either Mars or Mercury and Venus, identified with Eros and commonly represented as a winged, naked, infant boy with a bow and arrows.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- 30-30
-
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- resp.
-
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- USECC
-
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Ursid
-
noun,
any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
- cruds
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Accad
-
noun,
Akkad.
- cores
-
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Suppe
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1819–95, Austrian composer.
- supp.
-
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- aeri-
-
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- aero-
-
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- acro-
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- USCA
-
- USAR
-
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- USDA
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- paua
-
noun,
a large, edible abalone of New Zealand, Haliotis iris, the shell of which is used in making jewelry.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Pers
-
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- sur-
-
- USIA
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- USPO
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- supr
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- uro-
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- spp.
-
- par.
-
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- ped.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- papa
-
noun,
father.
- SPCC
-
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- peds
-
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- SPCA
-
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- Sra.
-
- uria
-
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- per.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- updo
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- SPUD
-
noun,
Informal. a potato.
- ppd.
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- rad.
-
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- purs
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- pupa
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- puds
-
noun,
pudding.
- 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.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- Rida
-
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- RdAc
-
- 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.
- rcd.
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pop-
-
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sec.
-
- poda
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- scr.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- psid
-
- psia
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- psec
-
- prs.
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- 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.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- 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-
-
- saur
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- sci.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- 1080
-
- IAEA
-
- USRC
-
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- dupe
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- dup.
-
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- duo-
-
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- aud.
-
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- aur-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Aus.
-
- doup
-
noun,
the bottom, end, or butt of something.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- dis-
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- cac-
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- dups
-
verb (used with object),
to open.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- cap.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- epi-
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ARIS
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- 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.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- eous
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish 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).
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- 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.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- eco-
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Esd.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cur.
-
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cir.
-
- Cor.
-
- CPCU
-
- cpd.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Cres
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cide
-
- 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.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dioc
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- der.
-
- Cdr.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dec.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- dep.
-
- depr
-
- 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.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- eso-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Ire.
-
- opia
-
- opp.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- aer-
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OPer
-
- ious
-
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- acc.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- ord.
-
- iod-
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- OSRD
-
- acea
-
- acad
-
- ACAA
-
- ACDA
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- OAPC
-
- AAUP
-
- Odus
-
- OECD
-
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AARP
-
- iso-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- AAAS
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- idae
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Apr.
-
- Eur.
-
- ICAO
-
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- APSA
-
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- esp.
-
- apo-
-
- app.
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- appd
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- SAR
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- CEC
-
- ac-
-
- CED
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- So.
-
- CEA
-
- AAA
-
- AAU
-
- CDC
-
- CCU
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CEO
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CCR
-
- CCP
-
- USO
-
- UPI
-
- USP
-
- USR
-
- ap-
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- ADC
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ure
-
- ur-
-
- AUC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- sd.
-
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ad-
-
- Rs.
-
- Aar
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- AAP
-
- CIA
-
- Sp.
-
- RPO
-
- RSA
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- USC
-
- CIC
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- SAE
-
- CIE
-
- CIP
-
- RSE
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- CAI
-
- UPC
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- 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).
- AOU
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- aor
-
- ASR
-
- ASU
-
- AOA
-
- AUA
-
- ASI
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- SPR
-
- SED
-
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- ase
-
- se-
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- 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.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ard
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- APS
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- ARU
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APC
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SDR
-
- CCD
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- USA
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ScD
-
- ACS
-
- ACP
-
- UAR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- sc.
-
- UAE
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- UCC
-
- UCR
-
- UDC
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- up-
-
- CCA
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sr.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- AEC
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ca.
-
- cc.
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- AEA
-
- SCP
-
- cr.
-
- ae.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- cs.
-
- CAA
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- pd.
-
- CPA
-
- ICC
-
- eu-
-
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PIO
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- 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:
- PID
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ESR
-
- ide
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IDP
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- IOC
-
- ior
-
- 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.
- IOU
-
- ESU
-
- 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.
- IPO
-
- Ep.
-
- ppr
-
- PPI
-
- PPE
-
- EDC
-
- PPC
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDP
-
- CPI
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EPA
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- POR
-
- EPS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ERP
-
- POC
-
- POA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- IPA
-
- ipr
-
- PRA
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- oid
-
- OIr
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- ose
-
- OCS
-
- OSP
-
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- pp.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OCR
-
- IPS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- IUD
-
- IUS
-
- Oc.
-
- PCS
-
- OCD
-
- PCI
-
- OED
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OSD
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- OAP
-
- 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.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- OAS
-
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- PPS
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- DSO
-
- DAE
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DAR
-
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDC
-
- RDA
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- RCA
-
- ed.
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- DCS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- di.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- DSC
-
- do.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- CRP
-
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- CPS
-
- CPU
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CRC
-
- ROA
-
- CRS
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- CSA
-
- CSC
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- RPS
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DOA
-
- Re.
-
- DPC
-
- PSE
-
- eo-
-
- PSA
-
- 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.
- ead
-
- DPI
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- DPP
-
- DPS
-
- PRC
-
- Dr.
-
- prp
-
- DRE
-
- DSA
-
- DSP
-
- DSR
-
- Du.
-
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- DUI
-
- DPA
-
- PSC
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Rd.
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- PUP
-
noun,
a young dog; puppy.
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- PUD
-
noun,
pudding.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- PUC
-
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RU
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- A.
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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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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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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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the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
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oy2 .
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Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
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a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
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