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- clomiphene
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noun,
a substance, C 26 H 28 ClNO, used for inducing ovulation in certain infertile women.
- recompense
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noun,
compensation, as for an injury, wrong, etc.:
- ephemerons
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- prehensile
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adjective,
adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something:
- pinochles
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noun,
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- presenile
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adjective,
pertaining to or exhibiting the characteristics of presenility; prematurely old.
- premonish
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verb (used with or without object),
to warn beforehand.
- ecosphere
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noun,
Also called physiological atmosphere. the part of the atmosphere in which it is possible to breathe normally without aid: the portion of the troposphere from sea level to an altitude of about 13,000 feet (4000 meters).
- imperence
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- schlieren
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noun,
Petrography. streaks or irregularly shaped masses in an igneous rock that differ in texture or composition from the main mass.
- Michelson
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noun,
Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- mesophile
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adjective,
mesophilic.
- pemolines
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noun,
a synthetic, weak, central nervous system stimulant, C 9 H 8 N 2 O 2 , with sympathomimetic activity, used as an adjunct in the management of hyperkinetic behavior disorders.
- policemen
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noun,
a member of a police force or body.
- lecheries
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noun,
unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire.
- Berenices
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “bringer of victory.”.
- biosphere
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noun,
the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life.
- shoreline
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noun,
the line where shore and water meet.
- shipborne
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adjective,
carried on a ship.
- McPherson
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noun,
Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- phonemics
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noun,
the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- complines
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noun,
the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.
- morphines
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noun,
a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 19 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
- compliers
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noun,
a person, group, etc., that complies.
- pelerines
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noun,
a woman's cape of fur or cloth, usually waist-length in back with long descending ends in front.
- enciphers
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verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, communication, etc.) into cipher.
- nosepiece
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noun,
the part of a frame for eyeglasses that passes over the bridge of the nose.
- one-piece
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noun,
Also called one-piecer. a one-piece garment.
- ephemeris
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noun,
a table showing the positions of a heavenly body on a number of dates in a regular sequence.
- replenish
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verb (used with object),
to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.:
- heel-bone
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noun,
calcaneus.
- chemisorb
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verb (used with object),
to take up by chemisorption.
- chlorines
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noun,
a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
- embroils
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verb (used with object),
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
- bricoles
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noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- leporine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- bromines
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noun,
an element that is a dark-reddish, fuming, toxic liquid and a member of the halogen family: obtained from natural brines and ocean water, and used chiefly in the manufacture of gasoline antiknock compounds, pharmaceuticals, and dyes. Symbol: Br; atomic weight: 79.909; atomic number: 35; specific gravity: 3.119 at 20°C.
- corpsmen
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noun,
U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
- licensee
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noun,
a person, company, etc., to whom a license is granted or issued.
- emersion
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noun,
Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit.
Compare immersion (def 5).
- bioherms
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noun,
a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- binocles
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- pioneers
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- corbeils
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- pinscher
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noun,
one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- specimen
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noun,
a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
- breeches
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noun,
Also called knee breeches. knee-length trousers, often having ornamental buckles or elaborate decoration at or near the bottoms, commonly worn by men and boys in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries.
- replicon
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noun,
any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- pinochle
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noun,
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- pinholes
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noun,
a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- resemble
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verb (used with object),
to be like or similar to.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- pinchers
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- bicornes
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- bonspiel
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noun,
a competition or meet in curling at which teams from several clubs or districts compete with one another.
- comprise
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Idioms,
be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:
- Shirleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Shirley.
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- epicenes
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noun,
a person or thing that is epicene.
- compline
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noun,
the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.
- plenches
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noun,
a tool combining pliers and wrench: used especially by astronauts.
- Pliocene
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noun,
the Pliocene Epoch or Series.
- embolies
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noun,
the pushing or growth of one part into another, as in the formation of certain gastrulas.
- enriches
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- promisee
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noun,
a person to whom a promise is made.
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- prolines
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- horsemen
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noun,
a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- encipher
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verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, communication, etc.) into cipher.
- presence
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noun,
the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place.
- hemlines
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noun,
the bottom edge of a coat, dress, skirt, etc.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- hipbones
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noun,
innominate bone.
- implores
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- bichrome
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adjective,
bicolor.
- helicons
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noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- reechoes
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noun,
a repeated echo.
- ensemble
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noun,
all the parts of a thing taken together, so that each part is considered only in relation to the whole.
- Blenheim
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noun,
village in S Germany, on the Danube: famous victory of the Duke of Marlborough over the French, 1704.
- sleep-in
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noun,
a person who sleeps in at a place of employment.
- ensphere
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as if in a sphere.
- blenches
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verb (used without object),
to shrink; flinch; quail:
- insphere
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verb (used with object),
ensphere.
- crimples
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verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- isoprene
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- emperies
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noun,
absolute dominion; sovereignty.
- Hermione
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noun,
the daughter of Menelaus and Helen.
- polemics
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noun,
the art or practice of disputation or controversy:
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- echelons
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noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- chimeres
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noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- pibrochs
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noun,
(in the Scottish Highlands) a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a series of variations on a basic theme, usually martial in character, but sometimes used as a dirge.
- chrismon
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noun,
Chi-Rho.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- benchers
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noun,
a senior member of an Inn of Court.
a member of the House of Commons.
- semplice
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adjective, adverb,
simple; straightforward.
- Michener
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noun,
(Daniel) Roland, 1900–91, Canadian public official and diplomat: governor general 1967–74.
- microbes
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noun,
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- climbers
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noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- Peronism
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noun,
the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- complies
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verb (used without object),
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with):
- periblem
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noun,
the histogen in plants that gives rise to the cortex.
- perclose
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noun,
parclose.
- cineoles
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- cheerios
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- moperies
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noun,
mopish behavior.
- beelines
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noun,
a direct route traveled quickly (usually in the phrase make a beeline for):
- Seminole
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noun,
a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
- morphine
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noun,
a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 19 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
- pemoline
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noun,
a synthetic, weak, central nervous system stimulant, C 9 H 8 N 2 O 2 , with sympathomimetic activity, used as an adjunct in the management of hyperkinetic behavior disorders.
- pelerine
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noun,
a woman's cape of fur or cloth, usually waist-length in back with long descending ends in front.
- chorines
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- choremen
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noun,
a menial worker, as in a logging camp.
- chopines
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- cholines
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noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- chlorine
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noun,
a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
- Nichrome
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- Cheremis
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noun,
Mari.
- chiseler
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noun,
a person who cheats or tricks; swindler.
- Shelepin
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noun,
Alexandr Nikolayevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1918–1994, Soviet government official.
- sheepmen
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noun,
a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.
- nombrils
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noun,
the point in an escutcheon between the middle of the base and the fess point.
- Philemon
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noun,
an Epistle written by Paul. Abbreviation: Phil.
- Pericles
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noun,
c495–429 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- compeers
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noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- spermine
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noun,
a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
- Melchers
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noun,
Gari [gair-ee] /ˈgɛər i/ (Show IPA), 1860–1932, U.S. painter.
- comperes
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noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- bescreen
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verb (used with object),
screen (def 17).
- combines
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noun,
a combination.
- berlines
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- besmirch
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verb (used with object),
to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- phonemic
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adjective,
of or relating to phonemes:
- Melchior
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noun,
one of the three Magi.
- compiler
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noun,
a person who compiles.
- celeries
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noun,
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
- Berenice
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “bringer of victory.”.
- compiles
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verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- complier
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noun,
a person, group, etc., that complies.
- emeries
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noun,
a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.
- Emeline
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noun,
a female given name.
- episome
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noun,
bacterial DNA that is extrachromosomal and that may replicate autonomously as a plasmid or become incorporated into the chromosome and replicate with it.
- compels
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verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- Emerson
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noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- Corbeil
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- emprise
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noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- compere
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noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- epimers
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- rimples
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noun,
a wrinkle.
- chorine
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- shebeen
-
noun,
a tavern or house where liquor is sold illegally.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Chinese
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noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- chopins
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noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- epicene
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noun,
a person or thing that is epicene.
- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- enemies
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noun,
a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- Sheeler
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noun,
Charles, 1883–1965, U.S. painter and photographer.
- enrobes
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verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- compile
-
verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- choline
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noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- cholers
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noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- ephebes
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noun,
a young man, especially an ephebus.
- chopine
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- creoles
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- Chromel
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- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- ebonies
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noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- Scheele
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noun,
Karl Wilhelm [kahrl vil-helm] /kɑrl ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1742–86, Swedish chemist.
- combine
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noun,
a combination.
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- combers
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noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- coheres
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- crimple
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verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- sclero-
-
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- seleno-
-
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- echelon
-
noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- embroil
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verb (used with object),
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
- Elohism
-
noun,
the worship of Elohim or the religious system based on such worship.
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- embolic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to an embolus or to embolism.
- chromes
-
noun,
chromium.
- compeer
-
noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- corbels
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- Elpenor
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- Elenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- climber
-
noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- rompish
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adjective,
given to romping; frolicsome.
- cormels
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- Clemens
-
noun,
Roger (William Roger Clemens"The Rocket") born 1962, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- cleomes
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noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- eclipse
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noun,
Astronomy.
the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun.
the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- echoism
-
noun,
onomatopoeia.
- echino-
-
- rhombic
-
adjective,
having the form of a rhombus.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- Epsilon
-
noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- Melrose
-
noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- phenols
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noun,
Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phenoms
-
noun,
a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy:
- Philem.
-
- philos.
-
- Meropes
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- merlons
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- merlins
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- merinos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Merilee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mercies
-
noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- phlebo-
-
- phloems
-
noun,
the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant.
- menhirs
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- phobics
-
noun,
a person suffering from a phobia.
- microbe
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- phocine
-
adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- Mechlin
-
noun,
French Malines. Flemish Mechelen [mekh-uh-luh n] /ˈmɛx ə lən/ (Show IPA). a city in N Belgium.
- phoebes
-
noun,
any of several small American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, especially S. phoebe, of eastern North America.
- phoneme
-
noun,
any of a small set of units, usually about 20 to 60 in number, and different for each language, considered to be the basic distinctive units of speech sound by which morphemes, words, and sentences are represented. They are arrived at for any given language by determining which differences in sound function to indicate a difference in meaning, so that in English the difference in sound and meaning between pit and bit is taken to indicate the existence of different labial phonemes, while the difference in sound between the unaspirated p of spun and the aspirated p of pun, since it is never the only distinguishing feature between two different words, is not taken as ground for setting up two different p phonemes in English.
Compare distinctive feature (def 1).
- phonics
-
noun,
a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
- phonies
-
noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- phrenic
-
adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- phreno-
-
- phrenol
-
- pibroch
-
noun,
(in the Scottish Highlands) a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a series of variations on a basic theme, usually martial in character, but sometimes used as a dirge.
- pierces
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- Pilsner
-
noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- Michele
-
noun,
a female given name.
- microns
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- pinches
-
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- Oberlin
-
noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- nombril
-
noun,
the point in an escutcheon between the middle of the base and the fess point.
- nombles
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- openers
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- opercle
-
noun,
an operculum, especially the posterior bone of the operculum of a fish.
- Nichols
-
noun,
John, born 1940, U.S. novelist.
- Nichole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- orchils
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- nephro-
-
- nephric
-
adjective,
renal.
- Nephele
-
noun,
a woman formed from a cloud by Zeus as a counterfeit of Hera, in order to deceive the lustful Ixion: mother by Ixion of the centaurs.
- Orphism
-
noun,
the religious or philosophical system of the Orphic school.
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Miocene
-
noun,
the Miocene Epoch or Series.
- pebrine
-
noun,
an infectious disease of silkworms, characterized by a black spotting of the integument and by stunted growth, caused by the protozoan Nosema bomycis.
- Peebles
-
noun,
a historic county in S Scotland.
- peelers
-
noun,
a person or thing that peels.
- pencels
-
noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- morphic
-
noun,
Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.
Compare allomorph (def 2).
- moreens
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- pencils
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- Peneios
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- Moliere
-
noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- pensile
-
adjective,
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
- peonies
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- mobiles
-
noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- perches
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- pereion
-
noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- pincher
-
noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- obscene
-
adjective,
offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved:
- Erechim
-
noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- Helprin
-
noun,
Mark, born 1947, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- hombres
-
noun,
omber.
- Holbein
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), ("the elder") 1465?–1524, German painter.
- chimere
-
noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- hipbone
-
noun,
innominate bone.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Hespere
-
noun,
one of the Hesperides.
- heroism
-
noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- heroins
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- heroine
-
noun,
a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- heroics
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- hernio-
-
- henries
-
noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- hemline
-
noun,
the bottom edge of a coat, dress, skirt, etc.
- helpers
-
noun,
a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- promise
-
noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- Heloise
-
noun,
1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.
Compare Abélard.
- Helicon
-
noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- helico-
-
- helices
-
noun,
a plural of helix.
- Heerlen
-
noun,
a city in the SE Netherlands.
- heelers
-
noun,
a person who heels shoes.
- reopens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- repines
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- replies
-
noun,
an answer or response in words or writing.
- re-pose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- eserine
-
noun,
physostigmine.
- escribe
-
verb (used with object),
to draw a circle outside of a triangle tangent to one side of the triangle and to the extensions of the other two sides.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Homeric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- proline
-
noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- pinoles
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- porcine
-
adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- Pioneer
-
noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- limners
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- limbers
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- liernes
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- Liberec
-
noun,
a city in the NW Czech Republic.
- leprose
-
adjective,
leprous.
- plenish
-
verb (used with object),
to fill up; stock; furnish.
- leeches
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- lechers
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- polemic
-
noun,
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- isoneph
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- porches
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- precise
-
adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- hospice
-
noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- inshore
-
adverb,
toward the shore:
- preemie
-
noun,
an infant born prematurely; a preterm.
- inheres
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- prelim.
-
- prelims
-
noun,
preliminary.
- impones
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- implore
-
verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- impers.
-
- premise
-
noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- princes
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- problem
-
noun,
any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
- recline
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- pinhole
-
noun,
a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- Spieler
-
noun,
a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- beeline
-
noun,
a direct route traveled quickly (usually in the phrase make a beeline for):
- brioche
-
noun,
a light, sweet bun or roll made with eggs, yeast, and butter.
- binocle
-
noun,
binocular (def 1).
- Beecher
-
noun,
Catharine Esther, 1800–78, U.S. educator: advocated educational rights for women.
- boilers
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- bioherm
-
noun,
a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- sphero-
-
- spermo-
-
- beeches
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts.
- benches
-
noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- becomes
-
Idioms,
become of, to happen to; be the fate of:
- bencher
-
noun,
a senior member of an Inn of Court.
a member of the House of Commons.
- cheerio
-
noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- birchen
-
adjective,
of or relating to birch.
- cheeros
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- Birches
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- bromine
-
noun,
an element that is a dark-reddish, fuming, toxic liquid and a member of the halogen family: obtained from natural brines and ocean water, and used chiefly in the manufacture of gasoline antiknock compounds, pharmaceuticals, and dyes. Symbol: Br; atomic weight: 79.909; atomic number: 35; specific gravity: 3.119 at 20°C.
- cheiro-
-
- Cheiron
-
noun,
Chiron.
- spheno-
-
- Bolshie
-
noun,
Bolshevik.
- bronch-
-
- Bernice
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “bringer of victory.”.
- spermic
-
adjective,
spermatic.
- spireme
-
noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- Spencer
-
noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- beseech
-
verb (used with object),
to implore urgently:
- berseem
-
noun,
a clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, of Egypt and Syria, grown for forage in the southwestern U.S.
- Behrens
-
noun,
Peter [pee-ter;; German pey-tuh r] /ˈpi tər;; German ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1868–1940, German architect.
- shipmen
-
noun,
a sailor.
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Celebes
-
noun,
former name of Sulawesi.
- Bernese
-
noun,
an inhabitant or native of Bern.
- berimes
-
verb (used with object),
berhyme.
- splenic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- sphenic
-
adjective,
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- berlins
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- berline
-
noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- bicorne
-
noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- spleno-
-
- bricole
-
noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- ceriphs
-
noun,
serif.
- splicer
-
noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- Chelmno
-
noun,
a Nazi concentration camp in central Poland.
- sleeper
-
noun,
a person or thing that sleeps.
- bemires
-
verb (used with object),
to soil with mire; dirty or muddy:
- bronchi
-
noun,
plural of bronchus.
- beepers
-
noun,
a device that connects into a telephone circuit and transmits a periodic signal as an indication that the conversation over the circuit is being recorded.
- spoiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- blemish
-
noun,
a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar.
- belches
-
noun,
an instance of belching; eructation.
- chemise
-
noun,
a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
- Chenier
-
noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- Simplon
-
noun,
a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- behenic
-
adjective,
of or derived from behenic acid; docosanoic.
- biremes
-
noun,
a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.
- siphon
-
noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- elemis
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- phloem
-
noun,
the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- Mensch
-
noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- rhino-
-
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- sphene
-
noun,
a mineral, calcium titanium silicate, CaTiSiO 5 , occurring as an accessory mineral in a variety of crystalline rocks, usually in small wedge-shaped crystals.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- epochs
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- menhir
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- repels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- beseem
-
verb (used with object),
to be fit for or worthy of; become:
- heeler
-
noun,
a person who heels shoes.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- Hebron
-
noun,
an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 under Palestinian self-rule.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- Phoebe
-
noun,
any of several small American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, especially S. phoebe, of eastern North America.
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Bremen
-
noun,
a state in NW Germany. 156 sq. mi. (405 sq. km).
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- Romish
-
adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Bernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- Eileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- Breech
-
noun,
the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.
- melees
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- merles
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- rhombs
-
noun,
rhombus.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- pheno-
-
- emeers
-
noun,
emir.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- phenom
-
noun,
a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy:
- enmesh
-
verb (used with object),
to catch, as in a net; entangle:
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- broche
-
noun,
(in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn.
- phenol
-
noun,
Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- broncs
-
noun,
bronco:
- enrobe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Belsen
-
noun,
locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
- broils
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- bromic
-
adjective,
containing pentavalent bromine.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- micro-
-
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- Michol
-
noun,
Michal.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Elohim
-
noun,
God, especially as used in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament.
- sphere
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 .
the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- berime
-
verb (used with object),
berhyme.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- elopes
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Elsene
-
noun,
Dutch name of Ixelles.
- ephebe
-
noun,
a young man, especially an ephebus.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- Merops
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- philo-
-
- embers
-
noun,
a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Eocene
-
noun,
the Eocene Epoch or Series.
- emcees
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- phobic
-
noun,
a person suffering from a phobia.
- smirch
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- lepers
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Boehme
-
noun,
Jakob [German yah-kawp] /German ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), Böhme, Jakob.
- bireme
-
noun,
a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- primos
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- probes
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- impels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- biomes
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- Chilon
-
noun,
flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- plebes
-
noun,
Also, pleb. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- plench
-
noun,
a tool combining pliers and wrench: used especially by astronauts.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- lesche
-
noun,
an arcade or other public place in ancient Greece.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- pleio-
-
- Bohlen
-
noun,
Charles Eustis [yoo-stis] /ˈyu stɪs/ (Show IPA), ("Chip") 1904–74, U.S. diplomat.
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- Presb.
-
- imper.
-
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Preble
-
noun,
Edward, 1761–1807, U.S. naval officer.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- bleeps
-
noun,
a brief, constant beeping sound, usually of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Bishop
-
noun,
a person who supervises a number of local churches or a diocese, being in the Greek, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and other churches a member of the highest order of the ministry.
- blench
-
verb (used without object),
to shrink; flinch; quail:
- Polish
-
noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- inmesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- leches
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- somber
-
adjective,
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted:
- somni-
-
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- lecher
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- impose
-
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:
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- Hoples
-
noun,
a son of Ion.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- phones
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Hermon
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- Hermes
-
noun,
the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
Compare Mercury (def 3).
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- hempen
-
adjective,
of, like, or pertaining to hemp.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- hemins
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- helio-
-
- phonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- sperm-
-
- Helene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- helic-
-
- phren.
-
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- Helper
-
noun,
a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- picro-
-
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- relish
-
noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- rebecs
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- holism
-
noun,
Philosophy. the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts.
Compare organicism (def 1).
- Holmes
-
noun,
John Haynes [heynz] /heɪnz/ (Show IPA), 1879–1964, U.S. clergyman.
- holmic
-
adjective,
of or containing the element holmium.
- holpen
-
verb,
a past participle of help.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- hombre
-
noun,
omber.
- limbos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- homers
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- Limber
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- rebops
-
noun,
bop1 .
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- boners
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- herpes
-
noun,
any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes.
Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- hiero-
-
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- speech
-
noun,
the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture:
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Bierce
-
noun,
Ambrose (Gwinnett) [gwi-net] /gwɪˈnɛt/ (Show IPA), 1842–1914? U.S. journalist and short-story writer.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- bemire
-
verb (used with object),
to soil with mire; dirty or muddy:
- Behmen
-
noun,
Jakob [jey-kuh b] /ˈdʒeɪ kəb/ (Show IPA), Böhme, Jakob.
- celebs
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- ombers
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- cheeps
-
noun,
a chirp.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- nobles
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Seboim
-
noun,
Zeboim.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- necro-
-
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- compel
-
verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- peeler
-
noun,
a person or thing that peels.
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- chrism
-
noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- pencel
-
noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chori-
-
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- scrimp
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- become
-
Idioms,
become of, to happen to; be the fate of:
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- cheese
-
noun,
the curd of milk separated from the whey and prepared in many ways as a food.
- clomps
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- chrom-
-
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Chron.
-
- spiro-
-
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- shrimp
-
noun,
any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- Semele
-
noun,
a daughter of Cadmus and mother, by Zeus, of Dionysus.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- clino-
-
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- orchil
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- nimble
-
adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- seemer
-
noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- serbo-
-
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Combes
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- comber
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- Orlich
-
noun,
Francisco J [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–69, Costa Rican engineer and statesman: president 1962–66.
- Cleome
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- climbs
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- nephr-
-
- spleen
-
noun,
a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood.
- clepes
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- splen-
-
- selen-
-
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- Selene
-
noun,
the Greek goddess of the moon.
Compare Thyone.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- Peerce
-
noun,
Jan (Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) 1904–84, U.S. opera singer.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- chlor-
-
- cherem
-
noun,
herem.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- monish
-
verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- crimps
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- chole-
-
- cholee
-
noun,
choli.
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- Olbers
-
noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- scler-
-
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- mopish
-
adjective,
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- beeper
-
noun,
a device that connects into a telephone circuit and transmits a periodic signal as an indication that the conversation over the circuit is being recorded.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Molech
-
noun,
Moloch (defs 1, 2).
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- 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.
- Perche
-
noun,
a former division of N France.
- chilo-
-
- Mobile
-
noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- chimps
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- obeche
-
noun,
a tropical African tree, Triplochiton scleroxylon.
- mohels
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chiles
-
noun,
chili.
- Chino-
-
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- chiro-
-
- chisel
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- 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.
- scheme
-
noun,
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- schlep
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- simple
-
noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- schorl
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a black tourmaline.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- pensee
-
noun,
a reflection or thought.
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- penche
-
adjective,
performed or executed while leaning forward.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- morph-
-
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- morphs
-
noun,
Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.
Compare allomorph (def 2).
- Chopin
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- chemo-
-
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- chomps
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- Penchi
-
noun,
Benxi.
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- omni-
-
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- plebs
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- 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.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- spec.
-
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- 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.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- plio-
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- spor-
-
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- pomes
-
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.
- 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.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- OPers
-
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- biol.
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- 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.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- plebe
-
noun,
Also, pleb. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Birch
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- pleo-
-
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- plomb
-
noun,
any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- limbo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- OIcel
-
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Mich.
-
- Phil.
-
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Phene
-
noun,
any characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.
- Phebe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- bench
-
noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- pene-
-
- beeps
-
noun,
a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- phile
-
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- MPers
-
- MSChE
-
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- mero-
-
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- beech
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- meso-
-
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Pelee
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4428 feet (1350 meters).
- belch
-
noun,
an instance of belching; eructation.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- 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.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- mohel
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- peri-
-
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- miso-
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- Belem
-
noun,
a seaport in N Brazil on the Pará River.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- lipo-
-
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- BCerE
-
- pico-
-
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bicep
-
noun,
a biceps muscle, especially the one at the front of the upper arm.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- lm-hr
-
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- BPhil
-
- pilch
-
noun,
an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
- orch.
-
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- meno-
-
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- phobe
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- Peele
-
noun,
George, 1558?–97? English dramatist.
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- beche
-
noun,
a grab for retrieving tools used in drilling a well.
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- MSPHE
-
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Peene
-
noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- phore
-
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- phons
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- phon.
-
- mech.
-
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Nebr.
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- melee
-
noun,
a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- rimes
-
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).
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- coel-
-
- broch
-
noun,
a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- epees
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Ephes
-
- 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.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- ember
-
noun,
a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
- BSChE
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- emcee
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- encl.
-
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- coele
-
- brom-
-
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- ESPEC
-
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- hebes
-
- cero-
-
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- reni-
-
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Epis.
-
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Episc
-
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- semi-
-
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- semih
-
- resp.
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhin-
-
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- BSCom
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- heli-
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- Cons.
-
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- BSPHN
-
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- crim.
-
- 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.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Comr.
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- copr-
-
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cores
-
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- shorn
-
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.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- corp.
-
- Corpl
-
- corpn
-
- 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.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- comb.
-
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- elem.
-
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Combs
-
noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- BSElE
-
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- shlep
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- celeb
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- econ.
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- comp.
-
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Sino-
-
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- 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.
- ecol.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- Helen
-
noun,
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- Heber
-
noun,
Reginald, 1783–1826, British bishop and hymn writer.
- Bosch
-
noun,
Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- hosp.
-
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- proc.
-
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- probe
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- prob.
-
- ChemE
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Icel.
-
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- icons
-
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- 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.
- prim.
-
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- homes
-
- pros.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- sero-
-
- pron.
-
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- prom.
-
- chem.
-
- Horeb
-
noun,
a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- Bohme
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1575–1624, German theosophist and mystic.
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- insep
-
- insol
-
- insp.
-
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- bleep
-
noun,
a brief, constant beeping sound, usually of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Blimp
-
noun,
a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chin.
-
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- chimp
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- in-lb
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- ileo-
-
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- Pres.
-
- Boche
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- chomp
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- prem.
-
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- chol-
-
- incr.
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- Bloch
-
noun,
Ernest, 1880–1959, Swiss composer, in the U.S. after 1916.
- incl.
-
- sheep
-
noun,
any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- incor
-
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- cine-
-
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- herns
-
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- hemps
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- Helms
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- helps
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- hemes
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- hemi-
-
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- hemin
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- hemo-
-
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- herp.
-
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- recip
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- rebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Holms
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- sebi-
-
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Seric
-
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- hier-
-
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- sec.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Sem.
-
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- OPer
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- OEEC
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- SRBM
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- ole-
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- 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.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- sepn
-
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sech
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- psec
-
- RCMP
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- pil-
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rel.
-
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- phr.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- Rep.
-
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pos.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pre-
-
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- prec
-
- 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.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- Pol.
-
- Sol.
-
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- soln
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- prin
-
- pro-
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- sch.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- 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.
- perh
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- per.
-
- SBIC
-
- SBLI
-
- ScBE
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- sci.
-
- Rom.
-
- scil
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- scr.
-
- Pen.
-
- shr.
-
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- repl
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- obs.
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- SLIC
-
- 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.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- PERL
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Pers
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- SLBM
-
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- 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).
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- 1080
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- cml.
-
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Lib.
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- clep
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- cis-
-
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- iso-
-
- Ire.
-
- Cor.
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- ISBN
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- coml
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Com.
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- 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.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- chm.
-
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- LRBM
-
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- CERN
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- 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.
- 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.
- MBPS
-
- CBEL
-
- MCPO
-
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- chmn
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lin.
-
- cir.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lip-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lobs
-
- chs.
-
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- Chr.
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Eph.
-
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- IRBM
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- 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.
- her.
-
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- hem-
-
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- HEMP
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- Heb.
-
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Hebr
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Emp.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hobs
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- IMCO
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- 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
-
- IEEE
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- ile-
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Cres
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IMHO
-
- ICBM
-
- Imp.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Inc.
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- Ice.
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hol-
-
- HOLC
-
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- EEOC
-
- eco-
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- hom-
-
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- ible
-
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- 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.
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- HRIP
-
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- epi-
-
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- BPOE
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- MSPE
-
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- bor.
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- bops
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- MSPH
-
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- MSCP
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Nor.
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSBC
-
- MSCE
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- MSIE
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- msec
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- MSHE
-
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- NIMH
-
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- bin-
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Neph
-
- neo-
-
- Bol.
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- Bhil
-
noun,
a people inhabiting the hills of west central India.
- Bohm
-
noun,
Dominikus [doh-mee-nee-koo s] /doʊˈmi niˌkʊs/ (Show IPA), 1880–1955, German architect.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- NEbE
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- BMOC
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neem
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neh.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- NLRB
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- MSEE
-
- nos-
-
- MILR
-
- NRPB
-
- BSIR
-
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- mil.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- BSLM
-
- min.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- BSIE
-
- MIPS
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mic.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- men-
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- 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.
- mes-
-
- BSPH
-
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- BRCS
-
- BSPE
-
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- BChE
-
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- BSME
-
- BSHE
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- BSCh
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mol.
-
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- mis-
-
- beep
-
noun,
a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
- Mon.
-
- BSCE
-
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- 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.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- BSCP
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- BSEc
-
- BSEE
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- BSEP
-
- BSEM
-
- RPO
-
- ec-
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EEO
-
- SRB
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEE
-
- ROP
-
- EEC
-
- en-
-
- ECM
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- BEM
-
- EBS
-
- Sr.
-
- bec
-
- bl.
-
- be-
-
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- BCL
-
- BCE
-
- SPR
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- RPM
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Ep.
-
- Ehr
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EIS
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- BHL
-
- BHP
-
- BHC
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- EMR
-
- bi-
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- BCS
-
- eir
-
- BIE
-
- RMC
-
- BCP
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Br.
-
- BEP
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- BSC
-
- ene
-
- bp.
-
- EOE
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Rs.
-
- cp.
-
- RSE
-
- BSL
-
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- CIP
-
- bsh
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- BSE
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- cle
-
- 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).
- 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.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- CLI
-
- SLE
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRM
-
- Clo
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CLR
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- CIB
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- BRE
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- Co.
-
- shp
-
- CBS
-
- 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.
- ch.
-
- sho
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BSM
-
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- 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).
- CBE
-
- ChB
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- BSP
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- BSO
-
- BSN
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- BPS
-
- So.
-
- EOM
-
- BMR
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- CSO
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CSR
-
- BMI
-
- BME
-
- eo-
-
- BLS
-
- SCM
-
- EbN
-
- SCB
-
- sc.
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SBE
-
- BLM
-
- sb.
-
- ble
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- BMS
-
- Bn.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- BPI
-
- BPH
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- BPE
-
- SLP
-
- SLR
-
- SMB
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- CPS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- se-
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CPI
-
- CPL
-
- SCP
-
- CPM
-
- CPO
-
- BNS
-
- CPR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ml.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIP
-
- MIE
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MLS
-
- mi.
-
- MHR
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHE
-
- PhL
-
- MLR
-
- MNE
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MPH
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- MSE
-
- MRP
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPE
-
- MNS
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOR
-
- 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.
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MEP
-
- PhM
-
- MSI
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LPN
-
- lpm
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LON
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- LSI
-
- LOC
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- 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.
- LSC
-
- LSM
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- 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.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MCR
-
- MCP
-
- MCI
-
- MBO
-
- MSC
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- MBE
-
- PHS
-
- MSH
-
- MSN
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- NOP
-
- Om.
-
- OMB
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NPR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NMR
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OIr
-
- nr.
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- OCR
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OBE
-
- OSB
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- OCS
-
- NRC
-
- ob.
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- NSC
-
- oic
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- NMI
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NCO
-
- PBS
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- PCB
-
- ne-
-
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- PCS
-
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- NBC
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- OSP
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- NIH
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NHS
-
- ose
-
- NHL
-
- NHI
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- LIM
-
- 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:
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- hrs
-
- RBC
-
- RPS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- obl
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- HRE
-
- ics
-
- RCN
-
- pl.
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- 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.
- ier
-
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- il-
-
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ine
-
- RBI
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- IOC
-
- HBM
-
- EPS
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rhb
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ESR
-
- HMS
-
- hr.
-
- HSM
-
- HBO
-
- 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.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- 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.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HCM
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- HCR
-
- INH
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- io-
-
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- POR
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- lep
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- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IRS
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- LBO
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- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- pli
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- ise
-
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- PLO
-
- ISR
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- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ish
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- PLR
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- POB
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- POC
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- Isl
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- POM
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noun,
pommy.
- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- PLC
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- lhb
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- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- IPO
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- ipr
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- IPS
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- Ir.
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- PRC
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- lb.
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plural,
pound.
- LBS
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plural,
pound.
- iph
-
- IRC
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- Ios
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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.
- IRL
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- Les
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- LCI
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- ior
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- IRO
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- LCM
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- IPM
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- M.
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- LR
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- MB
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- RO
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- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- BH
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- le
-
- MN
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- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- BM
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- B-
-
- BC
-
- LM
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ln
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- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- BO
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- ol
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- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- O.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- h.
-
- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HP
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- HB
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- NM
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- LH
-
- NL
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- CB
-
- SM
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- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MH
-
- CE
-
- SN
-
- i.
-
- ic
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- NP
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- NI
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- NC
-
- S.
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- NB
-
- N.
-
- Eb
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PH
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- IP
-
- SL
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- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- HL
-
- RN
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- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- MP
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- NH
-
- CM
-
- L.
-
- RI
-
- RH
-
- RP
-
- 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.
- PB
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- R.
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RC
-