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- prominences
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noun,
Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- Cornishmen
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cornwall.
- microphone
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noun,
an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.
- moonshiner
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noun,
a person who distills or sells liquor, especially corn liquor, illegally.
- prominence
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noun,
Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- prehension
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noun,
the act of seizing or grasping.
- pheromones
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noun,
any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
- ionosphere
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noun,
the region of the earth's atmosphere between the stratosphere and the exosphere, consisting of several ionized layers and extending from about 50 to 250 miles (80 to 400 km) above the surface of the earth.
- isochrone
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noun,
a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
- one-horse
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adjective,
using or having only a single horse:
- economies
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noun,
thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
- cooperies
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noun,
the work of a cooper.
- phonemics
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noun,
the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- nonheroes
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noun,
antihero.
- prenomens
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noun,
praenomen.
- moonshine
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noun,
Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, especially corn liquor as illicitly distilled chiefly in rural areas of the southern U.S.
- premonish
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verb (used with or without object),
to warn beforehand.
- pensioner
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noun,
a person who receives or lives on a pension.
- 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.
- McPherson
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noun,
Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- noosphere
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noun,
the biosphere including and modified by such human activities as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, urbanization, and industrialization.
- recompose
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verb (used with object),
to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- recension
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noun,
an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
- encrimson
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verb (used with object),
to make crimson.
- enciphers
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verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, communication, etc.) into cipher.
- pheromone
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noun,
any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
- pinscher
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noun,
one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- chinones
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noun,
quinone.
- moorhens
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noun,
Also called water hen. a common species of gallinule, Gallinule chloropus, of nearly worldwide distribution.
- 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.
- oosphere
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noun,
an unfertilized egg within an oogonium.
- honorees
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noun,
a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
- 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.
- phone-in
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noun, adjective,
call-in.
- omicrons
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noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- prenomen
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noun,
praenomen.
- schooner
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noun,
Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- 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).
- 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.
- moperies
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noun,
mopish behavior.
- non-pros
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verb (used with object),
to adjudge (a plaintiff) in default.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- nephrons
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noun,
the filtering and excretory unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and tubules.
- chrismon
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noun,
Chi-Rho.
- 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.
- encipher
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verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, communication, etc.) into cipher.
- hencoops
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noun,
a large cage or coop for housing poultry.
- Scorpion
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- phonemic
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adjective,
of or relating to phonemes:
- cohesion
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noun,
the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- enriches
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- norsemen
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noun,
Northman.
- chorions
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noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- Hermione
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noun,
the daughter of Menelaus and Helen.
- chorines
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- chronons
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noun,
a hypothetical unit of time, taken as a ratio between the diameter of the electron and the velocity of light, equivalent to approximately 10− 24 second.
- empoison
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verb (used with object),
to corrupt:
- enshrine
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a shrine:
- choremen
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noun,
a menial worker, as in a logging camp.
- Peronism
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noun,
the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- moonshee
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noun,
munshi.
- pinchers
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- cheerios
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- promisee
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noun,
a person to whom a promise is made.
- reinsmen
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noun,
a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- pochismo
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noun,
an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.
- Nichrome
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- conenose
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noun,
any of several bloodsucking assassin bugs of the genus Triatoma, some of which inflict a painful bite and serve as vectors of Chagas' disease.
- moonrise
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noun,
the rising of the moon above the horizon.
- composer
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noun,
a person or thing that composes.
- insphere
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verb (used with object),
ensphere.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- 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.
- siphono-
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- ionomers
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noun,
any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
- corpsmen
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noun,
U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
- nominees
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noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- isomorph
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noun,
an organism that is isomorphic with another or others.
- comprise
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Idioms,
be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:
- Pecorino
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noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- horsemen
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noun,
a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- no-hoper
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noun,
a useless person from whom nothing can be expected.
- 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.
- chimeres
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noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- compeers
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noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- Cheremis
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noun,
Mari.
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- comperes
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noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- Michener
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noun,
(Daniel) Roland, 1900–91, Canadian public official and diplomat: governor general 1967–74.
- isochore
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- poorish
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adjective,
somewhat poor; rather poor.
- 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.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- phonics
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noun,
a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
- phonies
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noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- porches
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noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- pension
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noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- onshore
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adverb,
onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:
- 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.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- pocosin
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noun,
a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- echoism
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noun,
onomatopoeia.
- shoo-in
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noun,
a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- perches
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noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- echino-
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- ponchos
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noun,
a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- nephron
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noun,
the filtering and excretory unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and tubules.
- nephro-
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- nephric
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adjective,
renal.
- peonies
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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.
- one-one
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adjective,
one-to-one (def 1).
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- Emerson
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noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- shipmen
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noun,
a sailor.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- emprise
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noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- pooches
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noun,
a dog.
- porcino
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noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- Peneios
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- phoneme
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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).
- incense
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noun,
an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- opsonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.
- inheres
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verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- opsonin
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noun,
a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
- impones
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- impers.
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- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- rompish
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adjective,
given to romping; frolicsome.
- hospice
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- mooches
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noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- inshore
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adverb,
toward the shore:
- ionomer
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noun,
any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
- ronions
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noun,
ronyon.
- operons
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noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- Meropes
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- mercies
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noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- menhirs
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noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- promise
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- operose
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adjective,
industrious, as a person.
- ionones
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- phenoms
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noun,
a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy:
- isoneph
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- Miocene
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noun,
the Miocene Epoch or Series.
- hormone
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- moonish
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adjective,
capricious; inconstant.
- 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.
- phocine
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adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- morpho-
-
- Scorpio
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noun,
Astronomy. Scorpius.
- morphos
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noun,
any of various large, tropical American butterflies of the genus Morpho, having brilliant blue, iridescent wings with an underside of brown or gray and eyelike spots.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- Orphism
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noun,
the religious or philosophical system of the Orphic school.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- morphic
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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).
- Phocion
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noun,
402?–317 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- Ericson
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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).
- Erechim
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- hencoop
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noun,
a large cage or coop for housing poultry.
- henries
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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.
- Hoosier
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- moreens
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- hoopmen
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noun,
a basketball player.
- hoopers
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noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- honoree
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noun,
a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
- moorhen
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noun,
Also called water hen. a common species of gallinule, Gallinule chloropus, of nearly worldwide distribution.
- Moorish
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adjective,
of or relating to the Moors, a Muslim people of NW Africa.
- Homeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- morions
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- premise
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noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- Morisco
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noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- Morison
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noun,
Samuel Eliot, 1887–1976, U.S. historian.
- heroism
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noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- heroins
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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
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noun,
a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- hernio-
-
- coopers
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- Chenier
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noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- sphenic
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adjective,
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- chinone
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noun,
quinone.
- cheeros
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interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- compere
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noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- cheerio
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- compose
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verb (used with object),
to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements:
- pinners
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noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- compeer
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noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- someone
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pronoun,
some person; somebody.
- spermo-
-
- ceriphs
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noun,
serif.
- pinches
-
- spermic
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adjective,
spermatic.
- spinner
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noun,
a person or thing that spins.
- Chinese
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noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- cheiro-
-
- chopins
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noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- nonhero
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noun,
antihero.
- coheres
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verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- spheno-
-
- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- nonpros
-
- sphero-
-
- omicron
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noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- come-on
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noun,
inducement; lure.
- noncoms
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- chimere
-
noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- Comines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- chemise
-
noun,
a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
- Comorin
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the S tip of India, extending into the Indian Ocean.
- 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).
- Cheiron
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noun,
Chiron.
- pincher
-
noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- 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.
- coheirs
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noun,
a joint heir.
- phrenic
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adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- spireme
-
noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- choriso
-
noun,
chorizo.
- chronon
-
noun,
a hypothetical unit of time, taken as a ratio between the diameter of the electron and the velocity of light, equivalent to approximately 10− 24 second.
- Pioneer
-
noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- chromos
-
noun,
chromolithograph.
- Connors
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noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- phonons
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noun,
a quantum of sound or vibratory elastic energy, being the analogue of a photon of electromagnetic energy.
- pinenes
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noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- noisome
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adjective,
offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
- phreno-
-
- chromo-
-
- nominee
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noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- chorine
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- Chronos
-
noun,
chronometer.
- chrono-
-
- chromes
-
noun,
chromium.
- Spencer
-
noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- chorion
-
noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- herein
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adverb,
in or into this place.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- chimps
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- orihon
-
noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- moonie
-
noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- Moroni
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- morons
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- 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.
- morose
-
adjective,
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- cherem
-
noun,
herem.
- monish
-
verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- Monroe
-
noun,
Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- morph-
-
- Henson
-
noun,
Jim (James Maury Henson) 1936–90, U.S. puppeteer: creator of the Muppets.
- 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).
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- mopish
-
adjective,
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- chomps
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- 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.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- hiero-
-
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- pinene
-
noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- morion
-
noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- 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.
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- sperm-
-
- Chopin
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- Chino-
-
- chiro-
-
- chorio
-
- Hooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- honors
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- chori-
-
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- homers
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- 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.
- Romish
-
adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- homeo-
-
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- romeos
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- 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.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- phonon
-
noun,
a quantum of sound or vibratory elastic energy, being the analogue of a photon of electromagnetic energy.
- Penchi
-
noun,
Benxi.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- 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.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- 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.
- promos
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- phren.
-
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- sporo-
-
- Merops
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- phonos
-
noun,
phonograph.
- Oenone
-
noun,
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- micro-
-
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Mensch
-
noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- picro-
-
- menhir
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- spiro-
-
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Inchon
-
noun,
a seaport in W South Korea.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- 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):
- chemo-
-
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- 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:
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- imper.
-
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- 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.
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- 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.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- icono-
-
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- primos
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- phenom
-
noun,
a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy:
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhino-
-
- 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.
- penche
-
adjective,
performed or executed while leaning forward.
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- cheeps
-
noun,
a chirp.
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- pheno-
-
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- inmesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- 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.
- Hermon
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- chrom-
-
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- somni-
-
- Perche
-
noun,
a former division of N France.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- comose
-
adjective,
hairy; comate.
- nepmen
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- shrimp
-
noun,
any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- nephr-
-
- 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.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- noncom
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- compos
-
noun,
composition material.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- pennis
-
- poncho
-
noun,
a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- coeno-
-
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- enmesh
-
verb (used with object),
to catch, as in a net; entangle:
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- 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.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- hempen
-
adjective,
of, like, or pertaining to hemp.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- pinons
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- 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.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- Pennie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Penelope.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- smirch
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- smooch
-
noun,
a kiss; smack.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- phonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- cosmo-
-
- copro-
-
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- socio-
-
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- phono-
-
- 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.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- Nicene
-
adjective,
of or relating to Nicaea.
- crimps
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- 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.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Niemen
-
noun,
a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- phones
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- 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.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- 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.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- 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.:
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scroop
-
noun,
a scrooping sound.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- epochs
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- Chron.
-
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- speech
-
noun,
the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture:
- scrimp
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- 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.
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- 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.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- 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.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- oomphs
-
noun,
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- necro-
-
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- 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;
- 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.
- 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.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- penmen
-
noun,
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- nomo-
-
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- 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.
- Nihon
-
noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- 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.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Pomos
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- pros.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- prem.
-
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- 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.
- Mich.
-
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- pico-
-
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- MPers
-
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- Minn.
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- pron.
-
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- MSChE
-
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- miso-
-
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- 30-30
-
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- prim.
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- 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.
- pooch
-
noun,
a dog.
- noso-
-
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- MSPHE
-
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- mooch
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- poohs
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- mono-
-
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- 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.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- omni-
-
- 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.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- prom.
-
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- proc.
-
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- 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.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- oomph
-
noun,
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- misc.
-
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Pres.
-
- 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):
- phon.
-
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- homo-
-
- 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.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sino-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- 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.
- corpn
-
- corp.
-
- 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.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- 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.
- cores
-
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copr-
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- 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.
- meso-
-
- Seric
-
- 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.
- Ephes
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- 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.
- sero-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- 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.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- econ.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- 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.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- peri-
-
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- cero-
-
- chomp
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- 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.
-
- chimp
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- 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.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- ChemE
-
- chem.
-
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- 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.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spor-
-
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- spoom
-
noun,
a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- pene-
-
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- choom
-
noun,
an Englishman.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coop.
-
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Cons.
-
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conn.
-
- Comr.
-
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- compo
-
noun,
composition material.
- comp.
-
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- 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.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- spec.
-
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Penn.
-
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- orch.
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- insp.
-
- insep
-
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- Phene
-
noun,
any characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.
- 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).
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- icons
-
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- 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.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- 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.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- hosp.
-
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- rhin-
-
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- meno-
-
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- mero-
-
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- recip
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- resp.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- OPers
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- mech.
-
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- 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.
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- hemo-
-
- 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.
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- hemi-
-
- hemes
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- osmo-
-
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- 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.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- ESPEC
-
- semih
-
- semi-
-
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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).
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- 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.
- homos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- phore
-
- homes
-
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- 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.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- herp.
-
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- 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.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- herns
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- 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.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- hier-
-
- perh
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Pers
-
- 1080
-
- phr.
-
- sech
-
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sepn
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Sem.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- sec.
-
- 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.
- scr.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- sci.
-
- sch.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 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.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- 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:
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- shr.
-
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- 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.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Rom.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- 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):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- 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.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- 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.
- pos.
-
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- pre-
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCMP
-
- psec
-
- prs.
-
- pro-
-
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prec
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Pen.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- enc.
-
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- ence
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mon.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- MIPS
-
- 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.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mic.
-
- Eph.
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- MSPH
-
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neph
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neo-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Neh.
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neem
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- eco-
-
- EEOC
-
- MSPE
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- MSIE
-
- HRIP
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- MSEE
-
- msec
-
- MSCP
-
- MSCE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emp.
-
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- 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).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- hom-
-
- 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).
- 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 = .
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Inc.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- IMHO
-
- IMCO
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- ICSH
-
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- 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.
- 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.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- 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.
-
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- 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.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- esp.
-
- men-
-
- 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.
- MCPO
-
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- her.
-
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- 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.
- 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.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- MSHE
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- OEEC
-
- Com.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- 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.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- CERN
-
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- 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.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- cir.
-
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- chs.
-
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chmn
-
- chm.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- cis-
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Cmon
-
- 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.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- nos-
-
- oro-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- 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.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Cres
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- 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.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- NIMH
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Chr.
-
- Cor.
-
- non-
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- nom.
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- 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.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- ch.
-
- RSE
-
- 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.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- RPO
-
- SPR
-
- SCP
-
- RPM
-
- Sr.
-
- Rs.
-
- cs.
-
- Co.
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- sc.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Sp.
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- cp.
-
- So.
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- SCM
-
- ROP
-
- SRO
-
- cr.
-
- CEO
-
- CRP
-
- HCR
-
- EEO
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- en-
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EIS
-
- sho
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- eir
-
- Ehr
-
- CPI
-
- CPM
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- EEC
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CPO
-
- ECM
-
- shp
-
- CPR
-
- ec-
-
- CPS
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- 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).
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CRS
-
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- HCM
-
- ERP
-
- HSM
-
- se-
-
- hr.
-
- CIE
-
- HMS
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- CIM
-
- CIP
-
- ESR
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- CNN
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- 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.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- 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).
- EPS
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Ep.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- CNM
-
- IRC
-
- HRE
-
- NNP
-
- 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.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- POC
-
- NNE
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- 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.
- PIO
-
- NOP
-
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- NIH
-
- NHS
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- hrs
-
- MOR
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MPE
-
- MPH
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- PRC
-
- MSH
-
- NHI
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- NCO
-
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- POR
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- OSP
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- pc.
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- PCS
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- PhM
-
- oon
-
- op.
-
- 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.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- 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:
- OEM
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PHS
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- Om.
-
- 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.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- 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.
- MSE
-
- MOI
-
- 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.
- ine
-
- Me.
-
- Mo.
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- MSC
-
- MCI
-
- INH
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MCP
-
- in.
-
- MCR
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- IHS
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Mc-
-
- ISR
-
- IHP
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ion
-
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 = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOC
-
- iph
-
- IPM
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Ir.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- IRO
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- ish
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- MEP
-
- ier
-
- MHR
-
- 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.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- io-
-
- PSE
-
- ics
-
- PSC
-
- mi.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- MHE
-
- Re.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCN
-
- RPS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RCS
-
- RMC
-
- RCP
-
- ic
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RP
-
- RO
-
- CM
-
- PH
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- 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.
- CE
-
- i.
-
- S.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- MP
-
- SM
-
- NH
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- MN
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- N.
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- R.
-
- RC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RH
-
- IP
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- NM
-
- MH
-
- h.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- SN
-
- HP
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- M.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- NC
-