Anagrams of compotiers
Word compotiers has
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- compotier
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noun,
compote (def 2).
- porticoes
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- composite
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noun,
something composite; a compound.
- temporo-
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- impostor
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noun,
a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
- compotes
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noun,
fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
- spectro-
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- porticos
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- composer
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noun,
a person or thing that composes.
- comports
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noun,
Obsolete. comportment.
- promotes
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verb (used with object),
to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- comprise
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Idioms,
be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:
- compose
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verb (used with object),
to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements:
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- compost
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noun,
a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil.
- compote
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noun,
fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
- comport
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noun,
Obsolete. comportment.
- triceps
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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.
- Morisco
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noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- spermo-
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- spermic
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adjective,
spermatic.
- coopers
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- optimes
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- Scorpio
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noun,
Astronomy. Scorpius.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- isotope
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noun,
any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- promote
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verb (used with object),
to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
- promise
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- scooter
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noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- imprest
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- procto-
-
- trompes
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- Script.
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- impers.
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- metopic
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adjective,
of or relating to the forehead; frontal.
- motoric
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adjective,
motor (def 11).
- portico
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- tropism
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noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- imports
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- mortice
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- motors
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noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- Roscoe
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noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- otiose
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adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- osteo-
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- isopor
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noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- crimps
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noun,
the act of crimping.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- proto-
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- somite
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- promos
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noun,
promotion (def 5).
- socio-
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- sporo-
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- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- proems
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noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- costo-
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- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- Scioto
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noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- metro-
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- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- emptor
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noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- impose
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Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- spiro-
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- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- eroto-
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- import
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- romeos
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noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- cosmo-
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- tempos
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noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- remits
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- roomie
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noun,
roommate.
- sperm-
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- rectos
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- recti-
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- imper.
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- optics
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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.
- optime
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- morose
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adjective,
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- impost
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noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- ptero-
-
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Cosimo
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noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- trompe
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- scroop
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noun,
a scrooping sound.
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- petro-
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- tripes
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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.
- coopts
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verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- Cooper
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- septi-
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- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- comtes
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noun,
count2 .
- picro-
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- Potosi
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noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- compts
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scoto-
-
- micro-
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- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- scrimp
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verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- compos
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noun,
composition material.
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- Merops
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- comose
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adjective,
hairy; comate.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Cooter
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noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cootie
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noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- comers
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- sitcom
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noun,
situation comedy.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- tropic
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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.
- corset
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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.
- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- Mister
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- tropes
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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.
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- simper
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- troops
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noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- poetic
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noun,
poetics.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- pooris
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- Tromso
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noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- tromps
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verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- copro-
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- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- miters
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- torose
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adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- me-too
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adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- tropo-
-
- sect.
-
- Morse
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noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- scrip
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- mires
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noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- scrim
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noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- Moore
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noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mitre
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- scoot
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noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- scope
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noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- scoop
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noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- moire
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- miso-
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- miser
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- score
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- misce
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verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- moist
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adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- misc.
-
- Moros
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noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- moors
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noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Scot.
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- rotos
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noun,
rotogravure.
- moose
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noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- moots
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noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- mites
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noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- mopes
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noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- mores
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noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- morts
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noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- perms
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noun,
permanent (def 4).
- ropes
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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.
- peris
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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.
- petr-
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- petos
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- pesto
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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.
- prim.
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- prime
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- pert.
-
- Primo
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- peri-
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- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- prims
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noun,
privet.
- Pecos
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- PRISM
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noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- proc.
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- proem
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noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- prom.
-
- Prome
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noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- petri
-
- pret.
-
- proms
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noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pomes
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noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- poise
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poet.
-
- Port.
-
- Porto
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noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- pisco
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- pico-
-
- poser
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noun,
a person who poses.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- post-
-
- Piers
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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.
- prem.
-
- Pres.
-
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- picot
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- pros.
-
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Romeo
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noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- rept.
-
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- octo-
-
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rimes
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noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- riots
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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.
- romps
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noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- MPers
-
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- MOTOS
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- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- rooti
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noun,
rooty2 .
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- recip
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Prot.
-
- oste-
-
- osmo-
-
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- rcpt.
-
- recpt
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- opto-
-
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- rect.
-
- OPers
-
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Recit
-
- Seric
-
- metr-
-
- crim.
-
- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- crit.
-
- CRISP
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noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- topo-
-
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Epist
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- temp.
-
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- term.
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- ecto-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- 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.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- compo
-
noun,
composition material.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- trop-
-
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- comp.
-
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- corp.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- 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.
- cores
-
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copr-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- 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.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- coop.
-
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Comr.
-
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Pomos
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- 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.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spec.
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spoom
-
noun,
a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
- spor-
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- 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.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- 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.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- meso-
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- semi-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Sept.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- sero-
-
- seti-
-
- 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.
- sito-
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stome
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- prec
-
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- rit.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tri-
-
- Rom.
-
- SMTP
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- pre-
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- pot.
-
- scr.
-
- sec.
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Sem.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- str.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- pos.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- 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.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sci.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- rpt.
-
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- psec
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- pts.
-
- RCMP
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ter.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Rep.
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- pro-
-
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 1080
-
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- MCPO
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- MIPS
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mic.
-
- met.
-
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- mis-
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iso-
-
- Ire.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- IMCO
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- etc.
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- 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.
- Oct.
-
- MSPE
-
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- MSCP
-
- MSCE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- MOpt
-
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- 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.
- est.
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Com.
-
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cort
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Ceto
-
- cet-
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- esp.
-
- Emp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cres
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- mes-
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- 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.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Pers
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- per.
-
- oro-
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- pct.
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- 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.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- PCI
-
- Pr.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- EPT
-
- STP
-
- EPS
-
- PCM
-
- EMT
-
- cp.
-
- PCS
-
- Esc
-
- Co.
-
- trp
-
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EMR
-
- ERT
-
- pm.
-
- STM
-
- io-
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- 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.
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ier
-
- OTS
-
- ics
-
- cs.
-
- SPR
-
- ETS
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- pc.
-
- STI
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ESR
-
- cr.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ct.
-
- PRC
-
- CIE
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tro
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CIM
-
- CIP
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- 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:
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- CPM
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- PMT
-
- 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.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- TPI
-
- TPM
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- EIS
-
- TMO
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- CEO
-
- eir
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ECM
-
- ec-
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CPR
-
- cte
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- IPS
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- POR
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- CPS
-
- CST
-
- IPM
-
- Ir.
-
- MOR
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RCT
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- RPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- OPM
-
- ROP
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MPE
-
- RPS
-
- RPO
-
- MRE
-
- sc.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- IRC
-
- SCM
-
- MOI
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- SRO
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRI
-
- Re.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCR
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- OCS
-
- OEM
-
- OEO
-
- 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.
- oic
-
- op.
-
- OIr
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- oo-
-
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- MRP
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OOT
-
- MSE
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MSI
-
- ROI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- MTS
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- MIT
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- RCS
-
- OSP
-
- MCP
-
- MCI
-
- 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).
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- MSC
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- MCR
-
- ot-
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ote
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- PSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- RCP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SCP
-
- MIP
-
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- se-
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- 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).
- mi.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- 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.
- MEP
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- PSE
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IP
-
- CE
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CM
-
- R.
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TM
-
- 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.
- 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.
- t.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- MP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TP
-
- RO
-
- TC
-
- M.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- T1
-
- SM
-
- RI
-
- i.
-
- RP
-
- O.
-
- ic
-
- S.
-