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- patriarchs
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noun,
the male head of a family or tribal line.
- Oireachtas
-
noun,
the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, consisting of the president, the Dail Eireann, and the Seanad Eireann.
- part-score
-
noun,
a contract to make less than the number of tricks required for game:
- astrograph
-
noun,
a navigational device for projecting altitude curves of the stars and planets onto charts or plotting sheets.
- archpriest
-
noun,
a priest holding first rank, as among the members of a cathedral chapter or among the clergy of a district outside the episcopal city.
- paregorics
-
noun,
a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
- pastorage
-
noun,
pastorate.
- Carothers
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noun,
Wallace Hume, 1896–1937, U.S. chemist: associated with the invention of synthetic nylon material.
- Cristophe
-
noun,
Henri, Christophe, Henri.
- hepaticas
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.
- trigraphs
-
noun,
a group of three letters representing a single speech sound, as eau in beau.
- Reichstag
-
noun,
the lower house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- acrospire
-
noun,
the first sprout appearing in the germination of grain; the developed plumule of the seed.
- graphites
-
noun,
a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- orchestra
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noun,
a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- priorates
-
noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- Aristarch
-
noun,
a severe critic.
- arcograph
-
noun,
an instrument for drawing arcs, having a flexible arc-shaped part adjusted by an extensible straight bar connecting its sides.
- serigraph
-
noun,
a print made by the silkscreen process.
- operatics
-
noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- chorister
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noun,
a singer in a choir.
- cerograph
-
noun,
a drawing, design, or text incised into a wax surface.
- rhetorics
-
noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- apothecia
-
noun,
the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
- Reichsrat
-
noun,
German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- grapeshot
-
noun,
a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- separator
-
noun,
a person or thing that separates.
- sharecrop
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verb (used with or without object),
to farm as a sharecropper.
- aspirator
-
noun,
an apparatus or device employing suction.
- pargasite
-
noun,
a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.
- patriarch
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noun,
the male head of a family or tribal line.
- phratries
-
noun,
a grouping of clans or other social units within a tribe.
- atrophies
-
noun,
Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- paregoric
-
noun,
a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
- aerograph
-
noun,
any automatic recording instrument for atmospheric measurement that is carried aloft by aircraft.
- scapegoat
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noun,
a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.
- arrogates
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verb (used with object),
to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right:
- chiropter
-
noun,
any mammal of the order Chiroptera, comprising the bats.
- septaria
-
noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- Charters
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- Serratia
-
noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- postiche
-
noun,
an imitation or substitute.
- portages
-
noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- ego-trip
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noun,
an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification:
- Chartres
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral.
- Cerritos
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- aphorist
-
noun,
a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- Hargeisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Somalia.
- peacoats
-
noun,
pea jacket.
- chapatis
-
noun,
a flat pancakelike bread, usually of whole-wheat flour, baked on a griddle.
- chargers
-
noun,
a person or thing that charges.
- seraphic
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adjective,
of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- praetors
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- spectro-
-
- horsecar
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noun,
a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- apathies
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noun,
absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- practise
-
noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- isograph
-
noun,
(in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- Charites
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plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- sphaero-
-
- Carthage
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noun,
an ancient city-state in N Africa, near modern Tunis: founded by the Phoenicians in the middle of the 9th century b.c.; destroyed in 146 b.c. in the last of the Punic Wars.
- erratics
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- piscator
-
noun,
fisherman.
- aspirate
-
noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- gharries
-
noun,
a horse-drawn cab or carriage used in India and Egypt.
- theriacs
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- phreatic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to ground water.
- pierrots
-
noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- shortage
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noun,
a deficiency in quantity:
- phorates
-
noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- arterio-
-
- garrotes
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- rotaries
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- arrogate
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verb (used with object),
to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right:
- Capriote
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- caproate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of caproic acid.
- righters
-
noun,
a person who rights or redresses:
- rhetoric
-
noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- tracheo-
-
- escargot
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noun,
an edible snail.
- perisarc
-
noun,
the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans.
- catarrhs
-
noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- tear-gas
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noun,
a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
- archaeo-
-
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- cartages
-
noun,
the act or cost of carting.
- Petrarch
-
noun,
(Francesco Petrarca) 1304–74, Italian poet and scholar.
- carriage
-
noun,
a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance.
- poachers
-
noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- carports
-
noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- graphite
-
noun,
a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- graphics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art of drawing, especially as used in mathematics, engineering, etc.
- pitchers
-
noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- tracheas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- pareiras
-
noun,
the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.
- haricots
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- crispate
-
adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- reproach
-
noun,
blame or censure conveyed in disapproval:
- pastiche
-
noun,
a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
- prorates
-
verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- Christo-
-
- Pretoria
-
noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- pro-rata
-
adverb,
in proportion; according to a certain rate.
- parasite
-
noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- Pasithea
-
noun,
one of the Graces.
- pair-oar
-
noun,
a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.
- aerators
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- heritors
-
noun,
inheritor.
- achiotes
-
noun,
annatto.
- achroite
-
noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- progeria
-
noun,
a rare congenital abnormality characterized by premature and rapid aging, the affected individual appearing in childhood as an aged person and having a shortened life span.
- hepatics
-
noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- Hepatica
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.
- trigraph
-
noun,
a group of three letters representing a single speech sound, as eau in beau.
- citharas
-
noun,
kithara.
- partiers
-
noun,
partyer.
- ectopias
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- priorate
-
noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- rescript
-
noun,
a written answer, as of a Roman emperor or a pope, to a query or petition in writing.
- actorish
-
adjective,
exaggeratedly theatrical; affected:
- agrestic
-
adjective,
rural; rustic.
- strophic
-
adjective,
Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- trophies
-
noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- tapiocas
-
noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- cargoes
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- caritas
-
noun,
charity.
- carhops
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- pargets
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- gaiters
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- picaras
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- Richter
-
noun,
Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- corsair
-
noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- storage
-
noun,
the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
- righter
-
noun,
a person who rights or redresses:
- socager
-
noun,
a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
- carpets
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- isotach
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- petrog.
-
- picaros
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- corsage
-
noun,
a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
- Paharis
-
noun,
one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- carport
-
noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- strophe
-
noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- Parthia
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, SE of the Caspian Sea: conquered by the Persians a.d. 226; now a part of NE Iran.
- tephras
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- carreta
-
noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- corresp
-
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- pariahs
-
noun,
an outcast.
- gastro-
-
- copters
-
noun,
helicopter.
- photics
-
noun,
the science of light.
- shortie
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- striper
-
noun,
Military.
a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes:
an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
- phorate
-
noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- roaches
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Phocaea
-
noun,
an ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities; later an important maritime state.
- cahiers
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- Gathers
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- pareira
-
noun,
the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.
- gastric
-
adjective,
pertaining to the stomach.
- garotes
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- parches
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- capotes
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- cartage
-
noun,
the act or cost of carting.
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- parries
-
noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- Parrish
-
noun,
Anne, 1888–1957, U.S. novelist and author of books for children.
- Gestapo
-
noun,
the German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations.
- garrote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- parrots
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- garrets
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Roerich
-
noun,
Nicholas Konstantinovich [nik-uh-luh s kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk ə ləs ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1947, Russian painter, archaeologist, and author; in the U.S. after 1920.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- shoepac
-
noun,
a heavy, laced, waterproof boot.
- copiers
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- partier
-
noun,
partyer.
- spicate
-
adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- orgeats
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- Stagira
-
noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- chapati
-
noun,
a flat pancakelike bread, usually of whole-wheat flour, baked on a griddle.
- Rhaetia
-
noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- Taphiae
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a group of islands in the Ionian Sea.
- patches
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- peacoat
-
noun,
pea jacket.
- Ephrata
-
noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania.
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- Chagres
-
noun,
a river in Panama, flowing through Gatun Lake into the Caribbean Sea.
- stearo-
-
- sphero-
-
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- choreas
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- chapter
-
noun,
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
- charger
-
noun,
a person or thing that charges.
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- sporter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sports, as a participant in a sport.
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- Tarasco
-
noun,
Tarascan.
- cheapos
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- cheiro-
-
- charter
-
noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- Spiraea
-
noun,
spirea.
- ostrich
-
noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- tapioca
-
noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- charros
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- Chiapas
-
noun,
a state in S Mexico. 28,732 sq. mi. (74,415 sq. km). Capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- Earhart
-
noun,
Amelia (Mary) 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.
- eparchs
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- Chariot
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- charges
-
noun,
expense or cost:
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- Pechora
-
noun,
a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
- ethrogs
-
noun,
etrog.
- cashier
-
noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- catarrh
-
noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- rhetors
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- hetaira
-
noun,
hetaera.
- ophites
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- cirrose
-
adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- cithara
-
noun,
kithara.
- Pescara
-
noun,
a city in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- craters
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- ethiops
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- coarser
-
adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- Cathars
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- reports
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- erratas
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- crosier
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- repairs
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- oraches
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- ceriphs
-
noun,
serif.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- cerato-
-
- crisper
-
noun,
a person or thing that crisps, corrugates, or curls.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- spathic
-
adjective,
like spar.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- Perchta
-
noun,
the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- isopach
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points of equal thickness of a particular geologic formation.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- Shorter
-
noun,
Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner.
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- agarics
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- agarose
-
noun,
a substance obtained from agar and used for chromatographic separations.
- archers
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- scraper
-
noun,
a person or thing that scrapes.
- 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.
- presort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
- scapho-
-
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- Script.
-
- toecaps
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Arapesh
-
noun,
a member of a Papuan people of Papua New Guinea.
- precast
-
adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- Seagirt
-
noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- archit.
-
- hoagies
-
noun,
a hero sandwich.
- apteria
-
noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- pitches
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- aristo-
-
- ragtops
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- gracias
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Graeco-
-
- Pitcher
-
noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- graphic
-
noun,
a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- grapho-
-
- tochers
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- pretors
-
noun,
praetor.
- graters
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- poacher
-
noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- praetor
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- poaches
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- Gratiae
-
plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- porches
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- aerator
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- trachea
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- tragics
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- harpers
-
noun,
a person who plays the harp.
- Sephora
-
noun,
Zipporah.
- postage
-
noun,
the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
- Agriope
-
noun,
Eurydice.
- torches
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- aitches
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- Harpies
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- potages
-
noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- pothers
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- potiche
-
noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- airport
-
noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- hospice
-
noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- harpist
-
noun,
a person who plays the harp, especially professionally.
- Harriet
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- Portage
-
noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- harries
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- porgies
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
- gropers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gropes.
- porrect
-
adjective,
extending horizontally; projecting.
- aporias
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- serpigo
-
noun,
(formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- hostage
-
noun,
a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- porters
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- aphotic
-
adjective,
lightless; dark.
- aphetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or due to aphesis.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- aphasic
-
noun,
Also, aphasiac [uh-fey-zee-ak] /əˈfeɪ ziˌæk/ (Show IPA). a person affected with aphasia.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- Shapiro
-
noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- scarper
-
verb (used without object),
to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.
- tricho-
-
- pricers
-
noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- threaps
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- sharper
-
noun,
a shrewd swindler.
- rapiers
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- goiters
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- gophers
-
noun,
any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- scorper
-
noun,
scauper.
- sharpie
-
noun,
sharper.
- Artigas
-
noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- arthro-
-
- prorate
-
verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- hepcats
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- Achates
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) the faithful companion and friend of Aeneas.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- Thraces
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- heroics
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- Herriot
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1872–1957, French statesman, political leader, and author.
- rosaria
-
noun,
a rose garden.
- trophic
-
adjective,
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- thorias
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- raptors
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- Sharrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sharon.
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- heritor
-
noun,
inheritor.
- prosect
-
verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- goatish
-
adjective,
of or like a goat.
- Pierrot
-
noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- heriots
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- go-cart
-
noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- hepato-
-
- haptics
-
noun,
the branch of psychology that investigates sensory data and sensation derived from the sense of touch and localized on the skin.
- rrhagia
-
- prisage
-
noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- raphias
-
noun,
raffia.
- hepatic
-
noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- gothics
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
- hegaris
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- hipster
-
noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- hegiras
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- arteri-
-
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- pachas
-
noun,
pasha.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- sprier
-
adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Hegira
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- Harper
-
noun,
a person who plays the harp.
- retro-
-
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- Schipa
-
noun,
Tito [tee-taw] /ˈti tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1965, Italian operatic tenor.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- Harare
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Zimbabwe, in the NE part.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- hecto-
-
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Pahari
-
noun,
one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- 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.
- scato-
-
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- spiro-
-
- eights
-
noun,
crazy eights.
- scarph
-
noun,
a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- hepta-
-
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- Strega
-
- histo-
-
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- hepcat
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- stego-
-
- hepat-
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- repros
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- hiero-
-
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Parcae
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- Harris
-
noun,
Benjamin, c1660–c1720, English journalist who published the first newspaper in America 1690.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hogtie
-
verb (used with object),
to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- garish
-
adjective,
crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- sirrah
-
noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- garths
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Garter
-
noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- righto
-
interjection,
(used to express understanding or assent).
- rrhoea
-
- Gothic
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
- Garret
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- Sharia
-
noun,
law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- sacro-
-
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Shaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- socage
-
noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- grater
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- gastr-
-
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- isopag
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- girths
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- irreg.
-
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- Sherpa
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rogers
-
noun,
Bernard, 1893–1968, U.S. composer.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Sharra
-
noun,
a member of a Mongol people inhabiting Outer Mongolia.
- gestic
-
adjective,
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- rights
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) civil rights.
- gerahs
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- Ithaca
-
noun,
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
Greek Itháki.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- Sharpe
-
noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- goiter
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- geisha
-
noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- gopher
-
noun,
any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Gathic
-
noun,
an ancient Iranian language of the Indo-European family; the language in which the Gathas were written.
Compare Avestan.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- gather
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- rigors
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- eparch
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- spathe
-
noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- groper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gropes.
- gropes
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- rhetor
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- 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.
- seraph
-
noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- ergots
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- septi-
-
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- epochs
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- hagio-
-
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- ephors
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- spigot
-
noun,
a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- haptic
-
noun,
Usually, haptics. Digital Technology.
a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device:
an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user:
- grocer
-
noun,
the owner or operator of a store that sells general food supplies and certain nonedible articles of household use, as soaps and paper products.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- etrogs
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- ethrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- iatro-
-
- Greats
-
- Greco-
-
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- sapro-
-
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- sarco-
-
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- griths
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Aparri
-
noun,
a seaport on N Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cargos
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpo-
-
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- Apache
-
noun,
a Parisian gangster, rowdy, or ruffian.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- capias
-
noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- phago-
-
- phagia
-
- phages
-
noun,
bacteriophage.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- petro-
-
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- tarso-
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- cerat-
-
- 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.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Pesach
-
noun,
Passover (def 1).
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Caspar
-
noun,
one of the three Magi.
- potage
-
noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- 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.
- Potash
-
noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- ashpit
-
noun,
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- picro-
-
- archt.
-
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- 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):
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- thrips
-
noun,
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- ragtop
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- aright
-
adverb,
rightly; correctly; properly:
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Pisgah
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain ridge of ancient Moab, now in Jordan, NE of the Dead Sea: from its summit (Mt. Nebo) Moses viewed the Promised Land. Deut. 34:1.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- arhats
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pithos
-
noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- Raphia
-
noun,
raffia.
- arthr-
-
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- archi-
-
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- 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.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- phatic
-
adjective,
denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
- pogies
-
noun,
a porgy.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- phasor
-
noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- phasia
-
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- Piaget
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- astro-
-
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- rasher
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- photic
-
adjective,
of or relating to light.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- phrase
-
noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- rasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- Pashto
-
noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- tacho-
-
- chiro-
-
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- chigoe
-
noun,
a flea, Tunga penetrans, of tropical America and Africa, the impregnated female of which embeds itself in the skin, especially of the feet, of humans and animals and becomes greatly distended with eggs.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- pathic
-
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- troph-
-
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- patho-
-
- pathos
-
noun,
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- priors
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trich-
-
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- 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.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- priers
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- chori-
-
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- proser
-
noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- chopas
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- agric.
-
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- recti-
-
- pricer
-
noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- chirrs
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- charro
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- aghast
-
adjective,
struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror:
- pariah
-
noun,
an outcast.
- charge
-
noun,
expense or cost:
- charas
-
noun,
hashish.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- chapes
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- ptero-
-
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- aceto-
-
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- corgis
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- chaeta
-
noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- agoras
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- charrs
-
noun,
char2 .
- patri-
-
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- cheapo
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- Parish
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- rectos
-
- agates
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- Charta
-
noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- cirro-
-
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- 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.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- preach
-
verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- treasr
-
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- progs
-
noun,
food or victuals.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- scat-
-
- pros.
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- Prot.
-
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- IATSE
-
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- hier-
-
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- poet.
-
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Prog.
-
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- pret.
-
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- hort.
-
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Pres.
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- prae-
-
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- post-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- proc.
-
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- sarc-
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- hosp.
-
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- hist.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Port.
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- restr
-
- patr-
-
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- resp.
-
- rect.
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- oste-
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- path-
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Orth.
-
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- rept.
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- rhet.
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- orch.
-
- recpt
-
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- Oreg.
-
- recip
-
- Recit
-
- orig.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rears
-
- para-
-
- part.
-
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- Regt.
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pari-
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- 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.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pasha
-
noun,
a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- pacha
-
noun,
pasha.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Pasch
-
noun,
the Jewish festival of Passover.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Isth.
-
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- phot.
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- phore
-
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- pico-
-
- 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.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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.
- rrhea
-
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 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.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- OPers
-
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- rcpt.
-
- 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.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- pert.
-
- rhoea
-
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- 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.
- peri-
-
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- peta-
-
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- Pharr
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- phage
-
noun,
bacteriophage.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- petri
-
- right
-
noun,
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral:
- octa-
-
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- chap.
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
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.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Chaga
-
noun,
a member of a Bantu people of northern Tanzania.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- char-
-
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Cath.
-
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- caphs
-
noun,
kaph.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- 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.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- tera-
-
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carp-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- tech.
-
- tears
-
- caste
-
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.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- cata-
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- 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.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- cores
-
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corp.
-
- 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.
- corr.
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- 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.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- copr-
-
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- treas
-
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- aghas
-
noun,
aga.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- agro-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Aisha
-
noun,
a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- Apgar
-
noun,
Virginia, 1909–74, U.S. physician: developed test to evaluate health of newborns.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- Agape
-
noun,
the love of God or Christ for humankind.
- Apoc.
-
- actg.
-
- 30-30
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- troch
-
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- acet-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- acpt.
-
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- acro-
-
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- trig.
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- terr.
-
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- ASPCA
-
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- 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.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- thio-
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Theos
-
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- asco-
-
- theor
-
- theo-
-
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- 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.
- 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.
- Arch.
-
- arche
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- areo-
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arith
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- arrgt
-
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- crit.
-
- Gatha
-
noun,
one of several groups of hymns (the Gathas) forming the oldest part of the Avesta.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sight
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Seric
-
- sero-
-
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- shtg.
-
- shpt.
-
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- Hagar
-
noun,
the mother of Ishmael. Gen. 16.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- sect.
-
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- hagia
-
plural noun,
the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- sito-
-
- grith
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- graph
-
noun,
a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- girth
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- goths
-
noun,
one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- ghast
-
adjective,
ghastly.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- girsh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Ghats
-
noun,
Eastern Ghats.
- ghost
-
noun,
the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- seti-
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Goth.
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- step-
-
- Scot.
-
- ster.
-
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- stge.
-
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- hect-
-
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Srta.
-
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- ecto-
-
- 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.
- spor-
-
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- Epis.
-
- herp.
-
- Episc
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spec.
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- 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.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- Esth.
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- ergo-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- Epist
-
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- sch.
-
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- 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.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- pts.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ptg.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tri-
-
- sech
-
- 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.
-
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- top-
-
- scr.
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- psec
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- psia
-
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- psig
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Sat.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- SPCA
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 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.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Reg.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- 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.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Rep.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- stg.
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Ste.
-
- repr
-
- str.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Sra.
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- thi-
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- regr
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tchr
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- 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.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- the-
-
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rpt.
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- Sig.
-
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- ter.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- shr.
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- PSAT
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- sci.
-
- 1080
-
- eco-
-
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICSH
-
- 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.”.
- Ger.
-
- 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.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- 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.
- cap.
-
- Ice.
-
- geo-
-
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ICAO
-
- ator
-
- cat.
-
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- HRIP
-
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- IAEA
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- IATA
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asc-
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- art.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- arr.
-
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- ARIS
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- Arg.
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- Ire.
-
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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).
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- iso-
-
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hos.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- Cor.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- chs.
-
- Haag
-
noun,
Den [den] /dɛn/ (Show IPA) a Dutch name of The Hague.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- cir.
-
- Chr.
-
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Hag.
-
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- cog.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- gras
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- gres
-
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gro.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- hgt.
-
- prs.
-
- 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.
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- Ceto
-
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cort
-
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hor.
-
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- chg.
-
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- HEAO
-
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- her.
-
- OAPC
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Phar
-
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- aet.
-
- phr.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- aer-
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Pet.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agr.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- agit
-
- 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.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- agha
-
noun,
aga.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- per.
-
- perh
-
- Pers
-
- 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.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- 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.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- pat.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- AARP
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- Eph.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- epit
-
- prec
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- pro-
-
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- 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.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- ect-
-
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- pot.
-
- ACTH
-
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- ergs
-
- 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.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- acea
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pct.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- aph-
-
- org.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ctr.
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- opia
-
- Apr.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Oct.
-
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- OPer
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- APSA
-
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- cts.
-
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- est.
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- agst
-
- etc.
-
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- eso-
-
- 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.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- esp.
-
- Aire
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- AHSA
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Eth.
-
- CTA
-
- ec-
-
- CSA
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- eo-
-
- ECA
-
- 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.
- ECG
-
- CRS
-
- CPI
-
- St.
-
- STP
-
- CPO
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- STI
-
- CRT
-
- CPA
-
- spt
-
- CRP
-
- CPR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- cte
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- Sr.
-
- Sta
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- ctg
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CSR
-
- Eg.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CPS
-
- PSA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- tph
-
- Agh
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Agt
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPI
-
- AIC
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- APC
-
- 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.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APS
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- TRH
-
- AGC
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- ac-
-
- ag-
-
- AIA
-
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- AAP
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Aar
-
- Tro
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CAI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- CEA
-
- CEO
-
- CGI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CGS
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CIA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- CIE
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIP
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CAA
-
- th-
-
- 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.
- ast
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- TIA
-
- ase
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ASI
-
- 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.
- ASR
-
- at.
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ATA
-
- ATC
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- ch.
-
- THC
-
- 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.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- sho
-
- SPR
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- ROA
-
- OTC
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OIt
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- ROG
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OCS
-
- OPA
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OHG
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ITC
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- IOC
-
- RPG
-
- RPO
-
- IOT
-
- 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.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- ior
-
- Rs.
-
- iph
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ITA
-
- ISA
-
- ROI
-
- ist
-
- ROP
-
- ISR
-
- ish
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ipr
-
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- SRO
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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:
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PIO
-
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- POA
-
- POC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POR
-
- PHS
-
- PRC
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- PSG
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- RCP
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- PRA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- 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.
- Pa.
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- Pg.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- OTS
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- PTO
-
- PaG
-
- 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.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PHA
-
- PGA
-
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Sp.
-
- 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.
- SAA
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- GCA
-
- GCE
-
- 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).
- GCI
-
- sht
-
- GCR
-
- GCT
-
- shp
-
- Ges
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GHA
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- IHS
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gph
-
- GPS
-
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- SHA
-
- Sgt
-
- GSA
-
- GSC
-
- GSR
-
- gt.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GTO
-
- Esc
-
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ESR
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- GOP
-
- gi.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- GTC
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- GTS
-
- Hts
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- sc.
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- ics
-
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- SAR
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- ier
-
- IHP
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- SCP
-
- hr.
-
- HCR
-
- 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).
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- 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.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- OA
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RI
-
- rg
-
- RH
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- HP
-
- S.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- h.
-
- 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.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- SG
-
- SA
-
- IG
-
- RP
-
- R.
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- AO
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- GH
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TP
-
- HG
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- O.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- t.
-
- 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.
- TG
-
- GC
-
- T1
-
- IP
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- PH
-
- OG
-
- TC
-
- GP
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RO
-
- i.
-
- G.
-
- ic
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- CE
-