Anagrams of comprehensive
Word comprehensive has
1591 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of comprehensive.
- nosepiece
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noun,
the part of a frame for eyeglasses that passes over the bridge of the nose.
- 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.
- one-piece
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noun,
Also called one-piecer. a one-piece garment.
- overshine
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verb (used with object),
to outshine:
- imperence
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- McPherson
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noun,
Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- phonemics
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noun,
the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- ecosphere
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noun,
Also called physiological atmosphere. the part of the atmosphere in which it is possible to breathe normally without aid: the portion of the troposphere from sea level to an altitude of about 13,000 feet (4000 meters).
- vice-pres
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- ephemeris
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noun,
a table showing the positions of a heavenly body on a number of dates in a regular sequence.
- enciphers
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verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, communication, etc.) into cipher.
- premonish
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verb (used with or without object),
to warn beforehand.
- insphere
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verb (used with object),
ensphere.
- moperies
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noun,
mopish behavior.
- horsemen
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noun,
a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- comprise
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Idioms,
be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:
- comperes
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noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- compeers
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noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- veneries
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noun,
the gratification of sexual desire.
- 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.
- cohesive
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adjective,
characterized by or causing cohesion:
- phonemic
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adjective,
of or relating to phonemes:
- overspin
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noun,
topspin.
- Veronese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Verona.
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- chrismon
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noun,
Chi-Rho.
- chorines
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- improves
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verb (used with object),
to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition:
- choremen
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noun,
a menial worker, as in a logging camp.
- conserve
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noun,
Often, conserves. a mixture of several fruits cooked to jamlike consistency with sugar and often garnished with nuts and raisins.
- enriches
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Converse
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noun,
familiar discourse or talk; conversation.
- Provence
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noun,
a region in SE France, bordering on the Mediterranean: formerly a province; famous for medieval poetry and courtly traditions.
- epicenes
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noun,
a person or thing that is epicene.
- ensphere
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as if in a sphere.
- Nichrome
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- encipher
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verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, communication, etc.) into cipher.
- emperies
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noun,
absolute dominion; sovereignty.
- 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).
- eversion
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noun,
a turning or being turned outward or inside out.
- 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.
- 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.
- promisee
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noun,
a person to whom a promise is made.
- sheepmen
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noun,
a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- province
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noun,
an administrative division or unit of a country.
- Hermione
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noun,
the daughter of Menelaus and Helen.
- 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.
- pinscher
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noun,
one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- pinchers
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- reechoes
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noun,
a repeated echo.
- chevrons
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noun,
a badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve by noncommissioned officers, police officers, etc., as an indication of rank, service, or the like.
- corpsmen
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noun,
U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- 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.
- chimeres
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noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- presence
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noun,
the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place.
- 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.
- Cheremis
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noun,
Mari.
- revoices
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verb (used with object),
to voice again or in return; echo.
- Michener
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noun,
(Daniel) Roland, 1900–91, Canadian public official and diplomat: governor general 1967–74.
- perceive
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verb (used with object),
to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses:
- Peronism
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noun,
the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- cheerios
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- previse
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verb (used with object),
to foresee.
- Pioneer
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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.
- pinches
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- Hespere
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noun,
one of the Hesperides.
- spireme
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noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- ceriphs
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noun,
serif.
- pensive
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adjective,
dreamily or wistfully thoughtful:
- 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:
- pincher
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- hernio-
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- veneers
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noun,
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- receive
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verb (used with object),
to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered):
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- 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.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- Sevener
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noun,
Ismaʿilian.
- cheerio
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- Peneios
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- rompish
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adjective,
given to romping; frolicsome.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Orphism
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noun,
the religious or philosophical system of the Orphic school.
- hopvine
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noun,
the twining stem of the hop plant.
- 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.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- 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).
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- veeries
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noun,
a thrush, Catharus fuscescens, common in the eastern and northern U.S., noted for its song.
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- 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.
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- Homeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- cervine
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
- isoneph
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- Service
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noun,
an act of helpful activity; help; aid:
- chevron
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noun,
a badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve by noncommissioned officers, police officers, etc., as an indication of rank, service, or the like.
- corvees
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noun,
unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- corvine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a crow.
- 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.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- emprise
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noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- erosive
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adjective,
serving to erode; causing erosion.
- 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.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- enemies
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noun,
a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- 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).
- eserine
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noun,
physostigmine.
- Erechim
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- preemie
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noun,
an infant born prematurely; a preterm.
- 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.
- 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.
- enviers
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- 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.
- epicene
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noun,
a person or thing that is epicene.
- premise
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noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- 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:
- shriven
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verb,
a past participle of shrive.
- Emerson
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noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- sphero-
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- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- spheno-
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- sphenic
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adjective,
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- spermo-
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- Meropes
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- spermic
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adjective,
spermatic.
- promise
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- echino-
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- echoism
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noun,
onomatopoeia.
- Spencer
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- shipmen
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noun,
a sailor.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- perches
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noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- evinces
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- porches
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noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- Pevsner
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noun,
Antoine [French ahn-twan] /French ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1886–1962, French sculptor and painter, born in Russia (brother of Naum Gabo).
- nephric
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adjective,
renal.
- nephro-
-
- shrieve
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noun,
sheriff.
- emeries
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noun,
a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing.
- cheeros
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interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- chevres
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noun,
any cheese made from goat's milk.
- compere
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noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- phonies
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noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- 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:
- Semenov
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noun,
Nicolai N [nik-uh-lahy;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1986, Russian chemist: Nobel prize 1956.
- Vereins
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- Miocene
-
noun,
the Miocene Epoch or Series.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- vespine
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adjective,
of or relating to wasps.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- phreno-
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- phrenic
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adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- 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).
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- chemise
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noun,
a woman's loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
- impers.
-
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- version
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noun,
a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
- chromes
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noun,
chromium.
- 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.
- impones
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- revoice
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verb (used with object),
to voice again or in return; echo.
- phenoms
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noun,
a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy:
- chopins
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noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- phonics
-
noun,
a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
- versine
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noun,
versed sine.
- microns
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- improve
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verb (used with object),
to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition:
- Chenier
-
noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- chorine
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- verismo
-
noun,
the use of everyday life and actions in artistic works: introduced into opera in the early 1900s in reaction to contemporary conventions, which were seen as artificial and untruthful.
- Chinese
-
noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- Cheiron
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noun,
Chiron.
- peevish
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adjective,
cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent:
- compeer
-
noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- hospice
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- chimere
-
noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- cheiro-
-
- phocine
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adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- inverse
-
noun,
an inverted state or condition.
- minever
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noun,
miniver.
- chevies
-
noun,
a hunting cry.
- oversee
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verb (used with object),
to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage:
- overmen
-
noun,
a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
- improvs
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noun,
improvisation.
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- removes
-
noun,
the act of removing.
- inshore
-
adverb,
toward the shore:
- coheres
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- scheme
-
noun,
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- scrimp
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verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- evince
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- shiver
-
noun,
a tremulous motion; a tremble or quiver:
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- 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.
- Ermine
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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.
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- 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.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Mensch
-
noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- 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.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- necro-
-
- Shrove
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verb,
a simple past tense of shrive.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- Ervine
-
noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- Nevers
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nièvre, in central France, on the Loire River: Romanesque church.
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- shrive
-
verb (used with object),
to impose penance on (a sinner).
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 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.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- 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.
- rhino-
-
- shrimp
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noun,
any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- inmesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- 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):
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- epochs
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- nephr-
-
- menhir
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- Merops
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- Romish
-
adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- homers
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- revise
-
noun,
an act of revising.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- 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).
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- 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;
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- servo-
-
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- movers
-
noun,
a person or thing that moves.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- severe
-
adjective,
harsh; unnecessarily extreme:
- 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.
- hovers
-
noun,
the act or state of hovering.
- renvoi
-
noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- 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.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- remove
-
noun,
the act of removing.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- morph-
-
- mopish
-
adjective,
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- monish
-
verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hiero-
-
- micro-
-
- proves
-
verb (used with object),
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- Hermon
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- 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).
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- 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:
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- hempen
-
adjective,
of, like, or pertaining to hemp.
- 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.
- improv
-
noun,
improvisation.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- imper.
-
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- 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.
- Severn
-
noun,
a river in Great Britain, flowing from central Wales through W England into the Bristol Channel. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- sevier
-
noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- Mervin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- 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.
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- 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.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- 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.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- seemer
-
noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- 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.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Nivose
-
noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- corvee
-
noun,
unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord.
- chimps
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- Peerce
-
noun,
Jan (Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) 1904–84, U.S. opera singer.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chino-
-
- corves
-
noun,
plural of corf.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- covers
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- chiro-
-
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- covens
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- chevee
-
noun,
cuvette (def 1).
- 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.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- cherem
-
noun,
herem.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- ovines
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- crimps
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- chevon
-
noun,
the flesh of goats, used as food.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- chevre
-
noun,
any cheese made from goat's milk.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- 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.
- spiro-
-
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- chemo-
-
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- 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.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- chrom-
-
- venoms
-
noun,
the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
- venose
-
adjective,
having many or prominent veins.
- Chron.
-
- Venice
-
noun,
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
- Verein
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- verism
-
noun,
the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
- vermi-
-
- vermin
-
noun,
noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
- vermis
-
noun,
the median lobe or division of the cerebellum.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- phren.
-
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- phonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- chives
-
noun,
a small bulbous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the leek and onion, having long, slender leaves that are used as a seasoning.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Vesper
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the evening star, especially Venus; Hesperus.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- chomps
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- chori-
-
- Chopin
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- veneer
-
noun,
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- phones
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- picro-
-
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- novice
-
noun,
a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
- emcees
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- vireos
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- phenom
-
noun,
a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy:
- emeers
-
noun,
emir.
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- pheno-
-
- enmesh
-
verb (used with object),
to catch, as in a net; entangle:
- 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.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- 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.
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- Perche
-
noun,
a former division of N France.
- 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.
- somni-
-
- soever
-
adverb,
at all; in any case; of any kind; in any way (used with generalizing force after who, what, when, where, how, any, all, etc., sometimes separated by intervening words):
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- pensee
-
noun,
a reflection or thought.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- speech
-
noun,
the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture:
- smirch
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- 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.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- sperm-
-
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- voices
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- Penchi
-
noun,
Benxi.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- cheese
-
noun,
the curd of milk separated from the whey and prepared in many ways as a food.
- vomers
-
noun,
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- Eocene
-
noun,
the Eocene Epoch or Series.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- penche
-
adjective,
performed or executed while leaning forward.
- envies
-
noun,
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- envier
-
noun,
a person who feels envy.
- 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.
- cheeps
-
noun,
a chirp.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Cervin
-
noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- 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.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- 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.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- phore
-
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- 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).
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- mero-
-
- peri-
-
- 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.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- pene-
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- peeve
-
noun,
a source of annoyance or irritation:
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- 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.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- resp.
-
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- 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.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- Mich.
-
- Phene
-
noun,
any characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- phon.
-
- Peene
-
noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- meso-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhin-
-
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- mirvs
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- priv.
-
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- proc.
-
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- prom.
-
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- pron.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- 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.
- pros.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- MSPHE
-
- Prov.
-
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- prem.
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- prim.
-
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- 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.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- 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):
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- 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.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- prove
-
verb (used with object),
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
- 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.
- misc.
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- 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.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Pres.
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- 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.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- pico-
-
- over-
-
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- overs
-
noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- reni-
-
- miso-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- orch.
-
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- recip
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- MSChE
-
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omni-
-
- 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.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- MPers
-
- OPers
-
- movie
-
noun,
motion picture.
- moves
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- 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.
- mover
-
noun,
a person or thing that moves.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Reeve
-
noun,
an administrative officer of a town or district.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- hosp.
-
- Epis.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- 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.
- shove
-
noun,
an act or instance of shoving.
- ESPEC
-
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- venom
-
noun,
the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- veni-
-
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- Sino-
-
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Episc
-
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comp.
-
- 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
-
- evens
-
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- Comr.
-
- hemo-
-
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- 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.
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- 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:
- 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.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- 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.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shive
-
noun,
a sliver or fragment; splinter.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- epees
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- 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.
- econ.
-
- corpn
-
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- veeps
-
noun,
a vice president.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- 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.
- coven
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- coves
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- 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.
- 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.
- spor-
-
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- 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.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- 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.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- 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.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Cons.
-
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- copr-
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- cores
-
- emcee
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- spec.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- herns
-
- insp.
-
- 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.
- roves
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- cero-
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- insep
-
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- impv.
-
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- chem.
-
- ChemE
-
- vimen
-
noun,
a long, flexible shoot of a plant.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- meno-
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- vomer
-
noun,
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- mech.
-
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- 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.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- vino-
-
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- 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.
- 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.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Seric
-
- vice-
-
- hier-
-
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- chive
-
noun,
a small bulbous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the leek and onion, having long, slender leaves that are used as a seasoning.
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- seven
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- homes
-
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- sero-
-
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Serov
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- chomp
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- hives
-
noun,
any of various eruptive conditions of the skin, as the wheals of urticaria.
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- 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.
- 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.
- icons
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- 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.
- chimp
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- Chin.
-
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- semi-
-
- semih
-
- herp.
-
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- 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.
- 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.
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- Hoven
-
noun,
bloat (def 5).
- hover
-
noun,
the act or state of hovering.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Vish
-
verb (used with object),
to make a victim in this way:
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- voc.
-
- vers
-
- Visc
-
- veep
-
noun,
a vice president.
- phr.
-
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- 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.
- vims
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- Veno
-
- vin-
-
- Ven.
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Vic.
-
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- 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.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- sec.
-
- Rep.
-
- sech
-
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Sem.
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- scr.
-
- sepn
-
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- serv
-
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- VSOP
-
- RSVP
-
noun,
a reply to an invitation:
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- psec
-
- Rom.
-
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 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.
- 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).
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- riv.
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Rev.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- sch.
-
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- sci.
-
- RCMP
-
- prs.
-
- spiv
-
noun,
a petty criminal, especially a black marketeer, racetrack tout, or petty thief.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- 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.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- 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!”.
- 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.
- Soni
-
- pre-
-
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- 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.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- shiv
-
noun,
a knife, especially a switchblade.
- pro-
-
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- 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.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- shr.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- prin
-
- 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.
- prec
-
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- prev
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- 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.
- 1080
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Pers
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Ens.
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mon.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- 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.
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- MIPS
-
- Eph.
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- 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.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- epi-
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mic.
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- eco-
-
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Neh.
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neem
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- MSPH
-
- MSPE
-
- MSIE
-
- MSHE
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- MSEE
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- EEOC
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- msec
-
- 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.
- MSCP
-
- MSCE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Emp.
-
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- move
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- 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.
- hor.
-
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- hive
-
noun,
a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
- hom-
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- 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 = .
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- inv.
-
- ins.
-
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Inc.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- 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.
- Imp.
-
- IMHO
-
- IMCO
-
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hove
-
noun,
an act or effort of heaving.
- IEEE
-
- ICSH
-
- 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.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Neph
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- 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.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- MCPO
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- 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.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- iso-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- HRIP
-
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Nov.
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- conv
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- chs.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Chr.
-
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- 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.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- Cor.
-
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- cene
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Con.
-
- CERN
-
- ovi-
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- cis-
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- civ.
-
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- OEEC
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Nev.
-
- 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.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- 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.
- Com.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- cen.
-
- 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.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- OPer
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- 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.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- NIMH
-
- Pen.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- per.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- perh
-
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nom.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chmn
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- chm.
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- chiv
-
noun,
shiv.
- 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.
- HCR
-
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- HCM
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- CEO
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- cs.
-
- VRM
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- HRE
-
- VPN
-
- 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.
- VOR
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- ch.
-
- 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.
- 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).
- Co.
-
- vo.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hr.
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- VIP
-
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- CVO
-
- HIV
-
noun,
a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex: variants were identified in several laboratories and independently named lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 (HTLV-3) and AIDS-related virus (ARV) the name human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) being subsequently proposed by an international taxonomy committee.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- 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.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- HSM
-
- CIM
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- eo-
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EIS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- eir
-
- Ehr
-
- hrs
-
- EEE
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- EEC
-
- VCR
-
- ECM
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- ec-
-
- EOM
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- EMR
-
- CPR
-
- CPI
-
- SPR
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CPM
-
- CPO
-
- CPS
-
- CSR
-
- SVC
-
- SVR
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- vs.
-
- CSO
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- sho
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- HMS
-
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- ESR
-
- shp
-
- ese
-
- VHS
-
- Esc
-
- ERV
-
- 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).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- CIE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CIP
-
- EPS
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- env
-
- EOE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Ep.
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ver
-
- CNM
-
- EEO
-
- RSV
-
- ics
-
- NMR
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NHI
-
- NHS
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIH
-
- 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.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NMI
-
- NOC
-
- NEC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- NOP
-
- PRC
-
- POV
-
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- NSC
-
- POR
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ne-
-
- op.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- MPH
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- MSE
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCN
-
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- NCO
-
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- PVC
-
noun,
a white, water-insoluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the polymerization of vinyl chloride: used chiefly for thin coatings, insulation, and pipings.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- MSH
-
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MVP
-
- Oc.
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Pr.
-
- Orv
-
- ose
-
- 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:
- OSP
-
- ov-
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PHS
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- prn
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ps.
-
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- PCS
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PhM
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- 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.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- OCR
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- OCS
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- 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.
- POC
-
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- Om.
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- 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.
- 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.
- PIO
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- OPM
-
- MPE
-
- RCS
-
- MOR
-
- ise
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- ROP
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ish
-
- Rs.
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- ISV
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- Mo.
-
- RPV
-
- RSE
-
- MSC
-
- INH
-
- io-
-
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ier
-
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- se-
-
- in.
-
- ine
-
- SCP
-
- So.
-
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- SCM
-
- 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.
- iph
-
- IPM
-
- IPO
-
- sc.
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- RMC
-
- MHR
-
- MCP
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MEP
-
- MIE
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MCR
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- MeV
-
- MNE
-
- MOI
-
- 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.
- 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.
- MNS
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MCI
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MHE
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- mi.
-
- R.
-
- RC
-
- ic
-
- RH
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- IP
-
- 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.
- SV
-
- RI
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- RN
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- MN
-
- SN
-
- VM
-
- VN
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- PH
-
- i.
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- SM
-
- NH
-
- NV
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- RO
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- M.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
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- NM
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- MP
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- VR
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- VP
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- VI
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- VC
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- V.
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- HV
-
- NP
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- S.
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- ee
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- RV
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- EV
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- MH
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- RP
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- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- CV
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- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- MV
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- N.
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- NC
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- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- NI
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- HP
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