Anagrams of captures
Word captures has
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- uptears
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- capture
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- scauper
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noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- teacups
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Pasture
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noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- cerat-
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- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- spruce
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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.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- precut
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- catsup
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noun,
ketchup.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carpus
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noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- super-
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- supra-
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- austr-
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- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Escaut
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noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- raptus
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noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cuesta
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- Auster
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noun,
the south wind personified.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- acutes
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noun,
the acute accent.
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- apercu
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noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- upcast
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noun,
an act of casting upward.
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- taupes
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- teacup
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- uptear
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- cutes
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noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- scuta
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noun,
plural of scutum.
- acute
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noun,
the acute accent.
- curst
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curse
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- scute
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scrap
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noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- curet
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cures
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noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- upset
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noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- space
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- treas
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- cruet
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- truce
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Purse
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- cruse
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noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crust
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noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- setup
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noun,
organization; arrangement.
- sect.
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- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- peta-
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- petr-
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- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Sept.
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- part.
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- scat-
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- urase
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noun,
urease.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- acet-
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- Pres.
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- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- resp.
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- prae-
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- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- rept.
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- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- ureas
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- rect.
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- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- recpt
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- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- 30-30
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- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rcpt.
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- erupt
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- eruct
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- scaup
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noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- sauce
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noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- aster
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scarp
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noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- urate
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- scape
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- saute
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noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Ecua.
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- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- pareu
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noun,
lavalava.
- sarc-
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- epact
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- rapes
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noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- acpt.
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- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- apres
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preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- tarps
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noun,
tarpaulin.
- Capet
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noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- caps.
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- Capt.
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- caput
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noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- strap
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noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- cares
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noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carp-
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- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Prus.
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- taupe
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- carps
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noun,
a peevish complaint.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- ster.
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- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- pert.
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- capes
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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
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- step-
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- Supt.
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- astr.
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- peats
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noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- taces
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noun,
tasset.
- sutra
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Surat
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noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Aust.
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- Strep
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noun,
streptococcus.
- asper
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Tapes
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noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- pruta
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noun,
prutah.
- pause
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noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Sucre
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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.
- stupe
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noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- stupa
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noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- carts
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- carse
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noun,
bottom land.
- puces
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noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Apure
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noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- sprue
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noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- tera-
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- Cetus
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noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
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noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- sprat
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spec.
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- crape
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- pret.
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- craps
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noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- Spear
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crept
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- cert.
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- cesta
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- patr-
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- caste
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- arcus
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noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Srta.
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- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- arces
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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.
- Cates
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noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- tears
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- caus.
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- cause
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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:
- spurt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sputa
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noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- purs
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- rapt
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- puts
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noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- PSAT
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- pure
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adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- rase
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verb (used with object),
raze.
- Prut
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noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- puca
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noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- RACE
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ptas
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plural,
peseta.
- rate
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
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noun,
an act of rasping.
- Rape
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noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- prs.
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- puce
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noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- pts.
-
- psec
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- 1080
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- reap
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ter.
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- supe
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noun,
a supernumerary.
- supr
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- sur-
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- Sura
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noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sure
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Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
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noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Tace
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noun,
tasset.
- Tape
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noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tare
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tarp
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noun,
tarpaulin.
- tars
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- taur
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- teas
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noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- trap
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noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- str.
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- tsar
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noun,
czar.
- Tues
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- tups
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noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Tura
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noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- upas
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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.
- urea
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- uret
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- USAR
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- USCA
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- user
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noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USRC
-
- USTC
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- Utas
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noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utes
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noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- suet
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noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Ste.
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- recs
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noun,
recreation.
- scar
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noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Rep.
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- reps
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noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- rest
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rets
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Reus
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noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rpt.
-
- rues
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Rus.
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- Ruse
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noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rust
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noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Sat.
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- sate
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noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- saur
-
- scr.
-
- Star
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noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- scup
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noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- scut
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noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- sear
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noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sec.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPCA
-
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prec
-
- cur.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- pre-
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- 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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- cat.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- etc.
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- ates
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- cap.
-
- 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.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- per.
-
- Pers
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- par.
-
- 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.
- pct.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pet.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- 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.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pat.
-
- Eur.
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- ATP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ARS
-
- cs.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ct.
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- cr.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ETS
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- 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.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- at.
-
- ASR
-
- PUC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ASU
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ast
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ATC
-
- ca.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ase
-
- PCS
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ARU
-
- cp.
-
- ETR
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AUC
-
- ae.
-
- ur-
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- PRA
-
- ure
-
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USC
-
- AEC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- PRC
-
- USP
-
- USR
-
- Ar.
-
- ac-
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ap-
-
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- UPC
-
- PSE
-
- TSE
-
- PSC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tpr
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- tra
-
- PSA
-
- APS
-
- trp
-
- 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
-
- TSP
-
- up-
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- UCR
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- sc.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAR
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- pc.
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- Pr.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- REA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- RCT
-
- Ps.
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- STP
-
- RCA
-
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- pt.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Esc
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- Pa.
-
- Rs.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ERP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- SCP
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- spt
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- CPU
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- CPS
-
- SPR
-
- CPR
-
- CPA
-
- RPS
-
- CRS
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Sr.
-
- CEA
-
- RCP
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CRP
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- CRT
-
- CTA
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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)
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- 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).
- cte
-
- 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.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TP
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- RC
-
- SU
-
- U.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PU
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- T1
-
- RP
-
- CE
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UC
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TC
-
- CU
-
- RU
-
- S.
-
- t.
-
- SA
-