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counterpanes
noun, a quilt or coverlet for a bed; bedspread.
monocarpous
adjective, having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.
counterpane
noun, a quilt or coverlet for a bed; bedspread.
counterpose
verb (used with object), to offer or place in opposition, response, or contrast.
pentamerous
adjective, consisting of or divided into five parts.
mecopterous
adjective, belonging or pertaining to the insect order Mecoptera, comprising the scorpionflies and hangingflies.
nectareous
adjective, nectarous.
pennaceous
adjective, having the texture of a penna; not downy.
escarpment
noun, Geology. a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust. Compare scarp (def 1).
treponemas
noun, any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
permanents
noun, Also called permanent wave. a wave or curl that is set into the hair by the application of a special chemical preparation and that remains for a number of months.
anemoscope
noun, any instrument showing the existence and direction of the wind.
can-opener
noun, a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans.
mecopteran
noun, Also, mecopteron [mi-kop-tuh-ron] /mɪˈkɒp təˌrɒn/ (Show IPA). a mecopterous insect.
counterman
noun, a person who waits on customers from behind a counter, as in a cafeteria.
rune-stone
noun, a stone bearing one or more runic inscriptions.
praenomens
noun, the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
motoneuron
noun, motor neuron.
pronounces
verb (used with object), to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
monstrance
noun, a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
purtenance
noun, the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.
metroscope
noun, an instrument for examining the cavity of the uterus.
monopteros
noun, monopteron.
encounters
noun, a meeting with a person or thing, especially a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting:
monopteron
noun, a classical building having a single outer colonnade surrounding a central structure or a courtyard.
countermen
noun, a person who waits on customers from behind a counter, as in a cafeteria.
caen-stone
noun, a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
carpostome
noun, the opening in the cystocarp of certain red algae through which the spores are discharged.
compensate
verb (used with object), to recompense for something:
octomerous
adjective, octamerous.
contrapose
verb (used with object), to place in contraposition.
centrosome
noun, a small region near the nucleus in the cell cytoplasm, containing the centrioles.
octamerous
adjective, consisting of or divided into eight parts.
cooperates
verb (used without object), to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
coetaneous
adjective, of the same age or duration.
one-to-one
adjective, Also, one-one. (of the relationship between two or more groups of things) corresponding element by element.
come-outer
noun, an outspoken or very active supporter of a cause, especially a reformer or a social activist.
companeros
noun, (in the southwestern U.S.) a male companion or partner.
praenomen
noun, the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
ornaments
noun, an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
moutonnee
adjective, noting or pertaining to a rock formation having a rounded outline like the back of a sheep, resulting from glacial action. Compare roche moutonnée.
mousetrap
noun, a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
mouse-ear
noun, any of various plants having small, hairy leaves, as the hawkweed, Hieracium pilosella, or the forget-me-not, Myosotis palustris.
prenomens
noun, praenomen.
on-stream
adverb, in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
monocarps
noun, a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
moraceous
adjective, belonging to the Moraceae, the mulberry family of plants.
moonstone
noun, Also called precious moonstone. a semitransparent or translucent, opalescent, pearly-blue variety of adularia, used as a gem.
moonscape
noun, the general appearance of the surface of the moon.
stonecrop
noun, any plant of the genus Sedum, especially a mosslike herb, S. acre, having small, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers, frequently growing on rocks and walls.
pronounce
verb (used with object), to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
monocrats
noun, a person favoring monocracy.
Monoceros
noun, the Unicorn, a constellation south of Gemini and east of Orion.
composure
noun, serene, self-controlled state of mind; calmness; tranquillity:
monoester
noun, a single esterified polybasic acid.
prosecute
verb (used with object), Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
mucronate
adjective, having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
protonema
noun, a primary, usually filamentous structure produced by the germination of the spore in mosses and certain related plants, and from which the leafy plant which bears the sexual organs arises as a lateral or terminal shoot.
component
noun, a constituent part; element; ingredient.
anterooms
noun, a room that admits to a larger room.
apocenter
noun, the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
rotenones
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
unrespect
monotones
noun, a vocal utterance or series of speech sounds in one unvaried tone.
coatrooms
noun, cloakroom (def 1).
monoscope
noun, a cathode-ray tube that provides a signal of a fixed pattern, formerly used for testing television equipment at the end of a broadcast day.
Montespan
noun, Marquise de (Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart) 1641–1707, mistress of Louis XIV of France.
nanometer
noun, one billionth of a meter. Abbreviation: nm.
spermato-
neuromast
noun, a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
Cosmotron
noun, a proton accelerator.
nocturnes
noun, a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
carotenes
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
coumarone
noun, a colorless liquid, C 8 H 6 O 7 , derived from a naphtha distilled from coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of coumarone resins.
nonparous
adjective, having borne no children.
sonometer
noun, audiometer.
castoreum
noun, castor1 (def 1).
corantoes
noun, courante.
copestone
noun, the top stone of a building or other structure.
copemates
noun, an antagonist; opponent.
capsomere
noun, any of the protein subunits of a capsid.
penstemon
noun, any of numerous chiefly North American plants belonging to the genus Penstemon, of the figwort family, some species of which are cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
courantes
noun, a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
numerates
adjective, able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
Treponema
noun, any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
portances
noun, bearing; behavior.
pneumato-
cosmonaut
noun, a Russian or Soviet astronaut.
austemper
verb (used with object), to harden (steel) by heating and quenching to render it austenitic.
pomaceous
adjective, of, relating to, or of the nature of pomes.
cretonnes
noun, a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
pneumono-
one-acter
noun, a short play consisting of one act.
Cameroons
noun, German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
courtesan
noun, a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
outrances
noun, the utmost extremity.
nectarous
adjective, of the nature of or resembling nectar.
camporees
noun, a small camp gathering of boy scouts or girl scouts, usually from a region or district (distinguished from jamboree).
Cantonese
noun, a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
permanent
noun, Also called permanent wave. a wave or curl that is set into the hair by the application of a special chemical preparation and that remains for a number of months.
cooperate
verb (used without object), to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
personate
adjective, Botany. (of a bilabiate corolla) masklike. having the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
companero
noun, (in the southwestern U.S.) a male companion or partner.
encounter
noun, a meeting with a person or thing, especially a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting:
resonance
noun, the state or quality of being resonant.
europeans
noun, a native or inhabitant of Europe.
mesorecta
noun, the mesentery of the rectum.
menopause
noun, the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
recompose
verb (used with object), to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
renascent
adjective, being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
Esperanto
noun, an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, and intended for international use. It is based on word roots common to the major European languages.
renounces
noun, Cards. an act or instance of renouncing.
entrances
noun, an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
metascope
noun, a device for converting infrared radiation into visible light.
renounce
noun, Cards. an act or instance of renouncing.
penances
noun, a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
anemones
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
Superman
noun, a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
counters
noun, a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
courante
noun, a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
capstone
noun, a finishing stone of a structure.
taprooms
noun, a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
remounts
noun, a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
captures
noun, the act of capturing.
neutrons
noun, an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
acrosome
noun, an organelle covering the head of animal sperm and containing enzymes that digest the egg cell coating, thus permitting the sperm to enter the egg.
counter-
pentanes
noun, a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
carneous
adjective, fleshlike; flesh-colored.
soupmeat
noun, beef used for making soup stock.
costumer
noun, a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
saucepot
noun, a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
no-count
adjective, noun, no-account.
carotene
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
nocturne
noun, a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
supermen
noun, a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
nocturns
noun, the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
sauterne
noun, a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
courants
noun, courante.
percents
noun, Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
pentosan
noun, any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
neonates
noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
autosome
noun, any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
Crompton
noun, Samuel, 1753–1827, English inventor of the spinning mule.
cretonne
noun, a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
poaceous
adjective, belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
spearmen
noun, a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
re-count
noun, a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
Cameroon
noun, Also, Cameroun. Official name United Republic of Cameroon. an independent republic in W Africa: formed 1960 by the French trusteeship of Cameroun; Southern Cameroons incorporated as a self-governing province 1961. 183,350 sq. mi. (474,877 sq. km). Capital: Yaoundé.
Cameroun
noun, Cameroon (def 1).
creosote
noun, an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
camporee
noun, a small camp gathering of boy scouts or girl scouts, usually from a region or district (distinguished from jamboree).
cremates
verb (used with object), to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
Peterson
noun, Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
Peterman
noun, a safecracker.
spacemen
noun, an astronaut.
neuromas
noun, a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
Cranston
noun, a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
crampons
noun, a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
canorous
adjective, melodious; musical.
sarcenet
noun, a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
recusant
noun, a person who is recusant.
Personae
noun, a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
canteens
noun, a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
tonneaus
noun, a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
peroneus
noun, any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
permutes
verb (used with object), to alter; change.
permeant
adjective, permeating; pervading.
erumpent
adjective, bursting forth.
non-pros
verb (used with object), to adjudge (a plaintiff) in default.
Masorete
noun, one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
patroons
noun, a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
Paterson
noun, a city in NE New Jersey.
corpsmen
noun, U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
compotes
noun, fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
connotes
verb (used with object), to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
cerumens
noun, earwax.
Conneaut
noun, a city in NE Ohio.
ostracon
noun, (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
conenose
noun, any of several bloodsucking assassin bugs of the genus Triatoma, some of which inflict a painful bite and serve as vectors of Chagas' disease.
European
noun, a native or inhabitant of Europe.
touracos
noun, any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
one-spot
noun, the upward face of a die bearing one pip or a domino one half of which bears one pip.
one-step
noun, a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
computes
noun, computation:
computer
noun, a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers. Compare analog computer, digital computer.
ornament
noun, an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
seamount
noun, a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
sea-room
noun, unobstructed space at sea in which a vessel can be easily maneuvered or navigated.
Scranton
noun, William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
composer
noun, a person or thing that composes.
comports
noun, Obsolete. comportment.
competes
verb (used without object), to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie:
coatroom
noun, cloakroom (def 1).
resonant
noun, Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
comperes
noun, a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
resonate
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
operates
verb (used with object), to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
operants
noun, a person or thing that operates.
comatose
adjective, affected with or characterized by coma.
comparts
verb (used with object), to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
compares
noun, comparison:
Comnenus
noun, a dynasty of Byzantine emperors that ruled at Constantinople, 1057?–1185, and at Trebizond in Asia Minor, 1204–1461?.
otoscope
noun, an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
Serapeum
noun, a place, as a burial site, building, or group of buildings, dedicated to Serapis.
corpsman
noun, U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
no-trump
noun, the declaration to play a no-trump contract.
pontoons
noun, Military. a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river.
sonorant
noun, a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
Casement
noun, a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
coronate
adjective, having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
cornutos
noun, a cuckold.
corneous
adjective, consisting of a horny substance; horny.
sonarmen
noun, a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.
Norseman
noun, Northman.
norsemen
noun, Northman.
corantos
noun, courante.
manropes
noun, a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
pantoums
noun, a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
notecase
noun, billfold.
copemate
noun, an antagonist; opponent.
construe
noun, the act of construing.
numerate
adjective, able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
acetones
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
centares
noun, centiare.
centaurs
noun, Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
Etruscan
noun, an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
centners
noun, (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
centrums
noun, a center.
outrance
noun, the utmost extremity.
outraces
verb (used with object), to race or run faster than:
outpaces
verb (used with object), to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
contemp.
contemns
verb (used with object), to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
outcrops
noun, Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth. the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
consumer
noun, a person or thing that consumes.
spectro-
remanent
adjective, remaining; left behind.
compeers
noun, an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
entrance
noun, an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
tempuras
noun, seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
proteose
noun, any of a class of soluble compounds derived from proteins by the action of the gastric juices, pancreatic juices, etc.
protease
noun, any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
monteros
noun, a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
prostoon
noun, (in classical architecture) a portico.
Montrose
noun, James Graham, Marquis of, 1612–50, Scottish supporter of Charles I.
mesotron
noun, (no longer in technical use) meson.
spectrum
noun, Physics. an array of entities, as light waves or particles, ordered in accordance with the magnitudes of a common physical property, as wavelength or mass: often the band of colors produced when sunlight is passed through a prism, comprising red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. this band or series of colors together with extensions at the ends that are not visible to the eye, but that can be studied by means of photography, heat effects, etc., and that are produced by the dispersion of radiant energy other than ordinary light rays. Compare band spectrum, electromagnetic spectrum, mass spectrum.
pronotum
noun, the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
pronates
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
promotes
verb (used with object), to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
routeman
noun, a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
montanes
noun, the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
Turcoman
noun, Turkoman.
customer
noun, a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
mesocarp
noun, the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
romances
noun, a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
prenomen
noun, praenomen.
prenames
noun, given name.
routemen
noun, a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
mounters
noun, a person or thing that mounts.
precents
verb (used with object), to lead as a precentor in singing.
tea-rose
noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
upstream
adverb, toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
apterous
adjective, Zoology. wingless, as some insects.
Monstera
noun, any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
spumante
noun, Italian. any sparkling wine.
anteroom
noun, a room that admits to a larger room.
racemous
adjective, racemose.
racemose
adjective, Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
monocarp
noun, a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
stonemen
noun, a stonecutter or stoneworker.
encarpus
noun, an ornament having draperies, weapons, etc., arranged in the manner of a festoon.
anoscope
noun, proctoscope.
monocots
noun, a monocotyledon.
Ansermet
noun, Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
monocrat
noun, a person favoring monocracy.
teaspoon
noun, a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
ancestor
noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
enormous
adjective, greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense:
romaunts
noun, a romantic tale or poem; romance.
monotone
noun, a vocal utterance or series of speech sounds in one unvaried tone.
Rosemont
noun, a town in central California, near Sacramento.
temperas
noun, a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
enounces
verb (used with object), to utter or pronounce, as words; enunciate.
amputees
noun, a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
Stoneman
noun, a stonecutter or stoneworker.
unreason
noun, inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly; irrationality.
unperson
noun, a public figure, especially in a totalitarian country, who, for political or ideological reasons, is not recognized or mentioned in government publications or records or in the news media.
temporo-
rotenone
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
ecotones
noun, the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
tearooms
noun, a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
monurons
noun, a white crystalline solid, C 9 H 11 ClN 2 O, used as a herbicide, especially for broad-leaved plants.
cumarone
noun, coumarone.
nacreous
adjective, of or relating to nacre.
potences
noun, potency.
spontoon
noun, a shafted weapon having a pointed blade with crossbar at its base, used by infantry officers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
portance
noun, bearing; behavior.
Muenster
noun, a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.
trounces
verb (used with object), to beat severely; thrash.
croutons
noun, a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
crumpets
noun, a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.
Spruance
noun, Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
contemn
verb (used with object), to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
ecotone
noun, the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
surcoat
noun, a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
octopus
noun, any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker-bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea.
necrose
verb (used with or without object), to affect or be affected with necrosis.
metopes
noun, any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
stumper
noun, a person or thing that stumps.
consume
verb (used with object), to destroy or expend by use; use up.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
measure
noun, a unit or standard of measurement:
contour
noun, the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
monsoon
noun, the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter.
constr.
conster
verb (used with or without object), construe.
consort
noun, a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
consent
noun, permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
crepons
noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
neatens
verb (used with object), to make neat:
connote
verb (used with object), to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
monster
noun, a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
octanes
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
to-name
noun, a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
smarten
Verb phrases, smarten up, to groom oneself: to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
crenate
adjective, having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
Sno-Cat
snap-on
adjective, attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
ensnare
verb (used with object), to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
Smeaton
noun, John, 1724–92, English engineer.
coopers
noun, a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
Sumpter
noun, a packhorse or mule.
manroot
noun, man-of-the-earth.
ecartes
noun, a card game for two players.
montane
noun, the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
oarsmen
noun, a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
maestro
noun, an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
Oceanus
noun, a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
Serpent
noun, a snake.
ocreate
adjective, having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
mannose
noun, a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
contuse
verb (used with object), to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
Manners
noun, a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
enroots
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
Euratom
noun, an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
contra-
tempers
noun, a particular state of mind or feelings.
Connors
noun, James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
oospore
noun, a fertilized egg within an oogonium.
teacups
noun, a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
Crotone
noun, a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
comport
noun, Obsolete. comportment.
spectra
noun, a plural of spectrum.
crouton
noun, a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
spectre
noun, specter.
monocot
noun, a monocotyledon.
compete
verb (used without object), to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie:
nascent
adjective, beginning to exist or develop:
encamps
verb (used with object), to make into a camp.
narcose
adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
compere
noun, a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
macrons
noun, a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
Temenus
noun, a son of Aristomachus who was allotted the city of Argos for his participation in the Heraclidae invasion of Peloponnesus.
compeer
noun, an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
crotons
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
stunner
noun, a person or thing that stuns.
compart
verb (used with object), to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
tampers
noun, a person or thing that tamps.
moneran
noun, any organism of the kingdom Monera.
compare
noun, comparison:
compar.
Tampere
noun, a city in SW Finland.
enamors
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
compose
verb (used with object), to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements:
compost
noun, a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil.
connate
adjective, existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
Spencer
noun, a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
menaces
noun, something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
nuances
noun, a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
conatus
noun, an effort or striving.
tempera
noun, a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
one-man
adjective, of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
one-one
adjective, one-to-one (def 1).
Oneonta
noun, a city in E central New York.
onerous
adjective, burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:
enounce
verb (used with object), to utter or pronounce, as words; enunciate.
crumpet
noun, a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.
Emerson
noun, Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
specter
noun, a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
encrust
verb (used with or without object), incrust.
compute
noun, computation:
Compton
noun, Arthur Holly [hol-ee] /ˈhɒl i/ (Show IPA), 1892–1962, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1927.
surname
noun, the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
encores
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.
Eustace
noun, a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
natrons
noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
compote
noun, fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
tampons
noun, a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
tempura
noun, seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
Socotra
noun, an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
Cremona
noun, a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
toecaps
noun, a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
courant
noun, courante.
steamer
noun, something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
neuston
noun, the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
neuters
noun, Grammar. the neuter gender. a noun of that gender. another element marking that gender. an intransitive verb.
neutro-
neutron
noun, an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
Neptune
noun, any whelk of the genus Neptunea, especially N. decemcostata, common along the eastern coast of North America and having a shell with seven to ten raised reddish-brown spiral ridges on a pale beige or yellow background.
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
muscone
noun, an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 16 H 30 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
stearo-
neonate
noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
mounter
noun, a person or thing that mounts.
tenures
noun, the holding or possessing of anything:
step-on
adjective, made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
moreens
noun, a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
sporont
noun, (in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
maroons
noun, (often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
Nemunas
noun, Lithuanian name of Neman.
Cotonou
noun, a seaport in SE Benin.
soupcon
noun, a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.
tenrecs
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
morceau
noun, piece; morsel.
Esparto
noun, any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
soutane
noun, a cassock.
stereo-
cunners
noun, a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
tonneau
noun, a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
spumone
noun, an Italian style of ice cream of a very fine and smooth texture, usually containing layers of various colors and flavors and chopped fruit or nuts.
tonners
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
Neupest
noun, German name of Ujpest.
matrons
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
cuneate
adjective, having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
tearoom
noun, a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
tonsure
noun, the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
Meropes
noun, a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
Moncton
noun, a city in SE New Brunswick, in E Canada.
sunroom
noun, a room designed to admit a large amount of sunlight; sun parlor or sun porch.
Munster
noun, muenster.
couters
noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
stamper
noun, a person or thing that stamps.
neuroma
noun, a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
Maspero
noun, Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
stannum
noun, tin.
moutons
noun, sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
curates
noun, Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
Martens
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
Marston
noun, John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
matures
adjective, complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
entraps
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
costume
noun, a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
sterno-
manrope
noun, a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
Mercast
noun, a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
supremo
noun, the person in charge; chief.
manures
noun, excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
cornets
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
Eastern
adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
corneas
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
normans
noun, a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
monuron
noun, a white crystalline solid, C 9 H 11 ClN 2 O, used as a herbicide, especially for broad-leaved plants.
spermo-
entero-
tarpons
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
coranto
noun, courante.
cornuto
noun, a cuckold.
copters
noun, helicopter.
nostrum
noun, a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
sonance
noun, the condition or quality of being sonant.
nectars
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
someone
pronoun, some person; somebody.
Maureen
noun, a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
montero
noun, a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
somato-
cop-out
noun, an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion:
tanrecs
noun, tenrec.
crampon
noun, a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
cornute
adjective, cornuted.
enteron
noun, the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
taproom
noun, a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
supreme
noun, suprême (def 3).
nocturn
noun, the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
tenners
noun, a 10-dollar bill.
earnest
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
sternum
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
Marcuse
noun, Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
estrone
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
tapemen
noun, a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
soprano
noun, the uppermost part or voice.
Cortona
noun, Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
noncoms
noun, a noncommissioned officer.
creates
adjective, Archaic. created.
coronas
noun, a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
nonpros
moonset
noun, the setting of the moon below the horizon.
tenaces
noun, a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
entomo-
nonstop
noun, a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.
tone-up
noun, an exercise for toning up one's body.
nonuser
noun, a person who does not use or partake of something, as drugs or alcoholic beverages.
spanner
noun, a person or thing that spans.
coronet
noun, a small crown.
nemato-
cremate
verb (used with object), to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
Menorca
noun, Minorca.
tonemes
noun, a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
Preston
noun, a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
pontoon
noun, Military. a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river.
recepts
noun, an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
trounce
verb (used with object), to beat severely; thrash.
tropous
Patmore
noun, Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
cartoon
noun, a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
roseate
adjective, tinged with rose; rosy:
patroon
noun, a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
scanner
noun, a person or thing that scans.
putamen
noun, Botany. a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
scamper
noun, a scampering; a quick run.
austere
adjective, severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
Pasture
noun, Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
recants
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
Anterus
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
carpous
amerces
verb (used with object), to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
saunter
noun, a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
carpets
noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
Pearson
noun, Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
antero-
carouse
noun, carousal.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
uptears
verb (used with object), to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
Austro-
catouse
noun, New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
posture
noun, the relative disposition of the parts of something.
cements
noun, any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
aeneous
adjective, bronze-colored:
pantoum
noun, a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
postmen
noun, a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
campout
noun, a camping out of a group.
pteroma
noun, pteron.
Postman
noun, a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
postern
noun, a back door or gate.
pterous
transp.
punster
noun, a person who makes puns frequently.
unmoors
verb (used with object), to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
recoups
noun, an act of recouping.
Atropos
noun, the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
troupes
noun, a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
punners
noun, a person who puns; punster.
recount
noun, a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
partons
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
punnets
noun, a small container or basket for strawberries or other fruit.
pastern
noun, the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
Pasteur
noun, Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
Romance
noun, a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
carnous
adjective, carnose.
pannose
adjective, having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
pneumas
noun, the vital spirit; the soul.
romaunt
noun, a romantic tale or poem; romance.
rootcap
noun, the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
amperes
noun, the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
canters
noun, an easy gallop.
persona
noun, a person.
canteen
noun, a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
Canopus
noun, Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.
amputee
noun, a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
racemes
noun, a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
pneumo-
Cameron
noun, Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
Rosanne
noun, a female given name.
unstrap
verb (used with object), to take off or slacken the strap of.
Camoens
noun, Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
sanctum
noun, a sacred or holy place.
Petsamo
noun, Finnish name of Pechenga.
peteman
noun, peterman.
anemone
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
campers
noun, a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
trompes
noun, Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
petrous
adjective, Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
unspent
adjective, not spent or used, as money.
permute
verb (used with object), to alter; change.
pomaces
noun, the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
ponceau
noun, a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
Penates
plural noun, gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
pectase
noun, an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
carnose
adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
carnets
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
unroots
verb (used with object), to uproot.
pectens
noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a comblike part or process. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
pectose
noun, protopectin.
pectous
adjective, of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
amoroso
noun, a medium dry sherry of Spain.
amorous
adjective, inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love:
penance
noun, a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
careens
noun, a careening.
percent
noun, Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
romanos
uproots
verb (used with object), to pull out by or as if by the roots:
trepans
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
amounts
noun, the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
Romanus
noun, died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
capture
noun, the act of capturing.
pennate
adjective, winged; feathered.
capotes
noun, a long cloak with a hood.
ratoons
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
pentane
noun, a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
pentose
noun, a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
Cenaeum
noun, (in ancient geography) a NW promontory of Euboea.
transom
noun, a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
racoons
noun, raccoon.
osteoma
noun, a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
precent
verb (used with object), to lead as a precentor in singing.
scunner
noun, an irrational dislike; loathing:
scrotum
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
precast
adjective, (of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
touraco
noun, any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
acetone
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
cetanes
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
acetous
adjective, containing or producing acetic acid.
Tourane
noun, former name of Danang.
re-pose
verb (used with or without object), to pose again.
Turenne
noun, Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne de [ahn-ree duh la toor doh-vern-yuh duh] /ɑ̃ˈri də la ˈtur doʊˈvɛrn yə də/ (Show IPA), 1611–75, French general and marshal.
toupees
noun, a man's wig.
screeno
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
repents
adjective, creeping.
cerumen
noun, earwax.
repeats
noun, the act of repeating.
promote
verb (used with object), to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
pronaos
noun, (in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
pronate
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
umpteen
adjective, innumerable; many.
Ouranos
noun, Uranus (def 2).
cermets
noun, a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
pouters
noun, a person who pouts.
Orontes
noun, a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
arpents
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
reopens
verb (used with or without object), to open again.
operose
adjective, industrious, as a person.
turacos
noun, touraco.
presume
verb (used with object), to take for granted, assume, or suppose:
openers
noun, a person or thing that opens.
come-on
noun, inducement; lure.
comates
noun, a mate or companion.
respect
noun, a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
operant
noun, a person or thing that operates.
operate
verb (used with object), to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
arseno-
operons
noun, a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
present
noun, the present time.
acerous
adjective, acerose1 .
coatees
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
prename
noun, given name.
precuts
adjective, cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
coaster
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
procto-
coarsen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
seaport
noun, a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
tureens
noun, a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
reputes
noun, estimation in the view of others; reputation:
acerose
adjective, needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
toucans
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
scouter
noun, a person who scouts.
prances
noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
outcome
noun, a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
cereous
adjective, waxlike.
Paestum
noun, an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
outspan
noun, the act or a place of outspanning.
remotes
noun, Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
arenose
adjective, sandy; gritty.
prosoma
noun, an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.
acumens
noun, keen insight; shrewdness:
Potomac
noun, a river flowing SE from the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, along the boundary between Maryland and Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. 287 miles (460 km) long.
potence
noun, potency.
scauper
noun, a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
rennets
noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
scooter
noun, a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
sceptre
noun, a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
Proteus
noun, Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
centner
noun, (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
remount
noun, a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
centaur
noun, Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
scepter
noun, a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
centare
noun, centiare.
protean
adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
centres
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
prosect
verb (used with object), to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
centro-
pronoun
noun, any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have very general reference, as I, you, he, this, who, what. Pronouns are sometimes formally distinguished from nouns, as in English by the existence of special objective forms, as him for he or me for I, and by nonoccurrence with an article or adjective.
outcrop
noun, Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth. the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
cerato-
pronota
noun, the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
cerates
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
pounces
noun, the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
outmans
verb (used with object), to surpass in manpower.
outpace
verb (used with object), to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
centrum
noun, a center.
outrace
verb (used with object), to race or run faster than:
censure
noun, strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
remnant
noun, a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
poteens
noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
outsoar
verb (used with object), to soar beyond.
scotoma
noun, loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
centums
noun, one hundred.
cenotes
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
prunes
noun, a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
proto-
racoon
noun, raccoon.
Monera
noun, a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
Moreau
noun, Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
ptero-
Moneta
noun, Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
rouens
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
Moreen
noun, a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
punner
noun, a person who puns; punster.
Monnet
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
put-on
noun, an act or instance of putting someone on.
Proust
noun, Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
Putnam
noun, Herbert, 1861–1955, U.S. librarian: headed Library of Congress 1899–1939.
Roseau
noun, a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
promos
noun, promotion (def 5).
pronto
adverb, promptly; quickly.
proems
noun, an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
purees
noun, a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
punnet
noun, a small container or basket for strawberries or other fruit.
pteron
noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
Monroe
noun, Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
Roscoe
noun, a revolver or pistol.
Sterne
noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
Punans
noun, a member of a food-gathering people living in the forests of interior Borneo.
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
raceme
noun, a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
pro-am
noun, any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
Proton
noun, a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
secure
adjective, free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
Monaco
noun, a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
Mascot
noun, an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
maroon
noun, (often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
Renton
noun, a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
rentes
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
rennet
noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
Rennes
noun, a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
Remsen
noun, Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
super-
Marten
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
mascon
noun, a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
Maseru
noun, a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
Marcus
noun, Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
remote
noun, Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
Master
noun, a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
masto-
suntan
noun, a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
remans
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
maters
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
matron
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
recuse
verb (used with object), to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
mature
adjective, complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
reopen
verb (used with or without object), to open again.
Marcos
noun, Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
rectum
noun, the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
MAeroE
macro-
macron
noun, a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
resume
noun, résumé.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
resent
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
resect
verb (used with object), to do a resection on.
reseau
noun, a network.
reseat
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
rescue
noun, the act of rescuing.
retuse
adjective, having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
repast
noun, a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
manner
noun, a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
Mannes
noun, Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
repute
noun, estimation in the view of others; reputation:
repots
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
repose
noun, the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
manure
noun, excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
repent
adjective, creeping.
Maputo
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Mozambique, on Delagoa Bay.
repeat
noun, the act of repeating.
supra-
rectus
noun, any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
rectos
ramets
noun, an individual of a clone.
metro-
Romans
noun, an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
stroma
noun, Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
ratoon
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
meteor
noun, Astronomy. a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere. a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
meters
noun, the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
me-too
adjective, Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
Metope
noun, any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
romeos
noun, the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
raptus
noun, a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
Ransom
noun, the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
Merton
noun, Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
metros
noun, the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
ranees
noun, the wife of a rajah.
stream
noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
stoper
noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
ramson
noun, a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
roncos
noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
ramous
adjective, ramose.
Moerae
plural noun, the Fates.
ramose
adjective, having many branches.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Struma
noun, Pathology. goiter.
Mauser
noun, Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
menace
noun, something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
Sumter
noun, a city in central South Carolina.
meacon
verb (used with object), to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
Sumner
noun, Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
recoup
noun, an act of recouping.
meatus
noun, an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
mecate
noun, Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
recons
noun, reconnaissance.
Meerut
noun, a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
stupor
noun, suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
recept
noun, an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
Merops
noun, (in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
Mentes
noun, (in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
Menton
noun, a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
Mentor
noun, a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
Recent
noun, Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
recast
noun, a recasting.
recaps
noun, a recapped tire.
stumer
noun, something bogus or fraudulent.
Merope
noun, a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
morons
noun, Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
Nantes
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
morose
adjective, gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
sonant
noun, a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
Parsee
noun, an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
Noreen
noun, a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
Norman
noun, a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
parsec
noun, a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
parous
Pareto
noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
Parent
noun, a father or a mother.
parens
plural noun, parentheses:
Norton
noun, Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
scato-
sonnet
noun, Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
Nostoc
noun, any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
pantun
noun, pantoum.
pantos
noun, pantomime (def 2).
panto-
pannus
noun, Pathology. an abnormal vascular thickening of the cornea. an ingrowth of synovial material into a joint, as in rheumatoid arthritis.
Noumea
noun, a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
somat-
socmen
noun, sokeman.
socman
noun, sokeman.
pannes
noun, a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
parson
noun, a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
parton
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
nuance
noun, a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
noncom
noun, a noncommissioned officer.
soucar
noun, a Hindu banker.
nocent
adjective, harmful; injurious.
pecans
noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
saucer
noun, a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
peasen
noun, a plural of pease.
peanut
noun, the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
Nomura
noun, Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
Sooner
noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
nonces
noun, the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
peaces
noun, the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
Sonoma
noun, a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
nonets
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
patron
noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
Patmos
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
paters
noun, British Informal. father.
patens
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
no-one
pronoun, no person; not anyone; nobody:
Sonora
noun, a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
pastor
noun, a minister or priest in charge of a church.
no-par
adjective, without par or face value:
paster
noun, a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
soaper
noun, soap opera.
Nueces
noun, a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
Saturn
noun, an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
seance
noun, a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
scroop
noun, a scrooping sound.
Osorno
noun, a city in S Chile.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
one-up
adverb, Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
Seneca
noun, a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
Orense
noun, a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
seamen
noun, a person skilled in seamanship.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
seater
noun, a person or thing that seats.
Sennar
noun, a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
Senate
noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
Oporto
noun, a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.
secant
noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
sempre
adverb, throughout.
operon
noun, a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
macers
noun, macebearer.
secern
verb (used with object), to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
opener
noun, a person or thing that opens.
secret
noun, something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
sector
noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
osteo-
sennet
noun, any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
paeons
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
pacers
noun, a person or thing that paces.
Seurat
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
set-up
noun, Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Scoter
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
scoto-
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.
octane
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
outran
verb, simple past tense of outrun.
outman
verb (used with object), to surpass in manpower.
screen
noun, a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
Serena
noun, a female given name.
ouster
noun, expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
Oenone
noun, a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
ounces
noun, a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
serape
noun, a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
septum
noun, a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
omenta
noun, a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
scrape
noun, an act or instance of scraping.
scream
noun, a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
pecten
noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a comblike part or process. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
presto
noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
run-on
noun, run-on matter.
sproat
noun, a fishhook having a circular bend.
sprent
adjective, sprinkled.
Muscat
noun, a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
poteen
noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
mustee
noun, the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
muster
noun, an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
sporo-
poster
noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
poseur
noun, a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
nacres
noun, mother-of-pearl.
Munroe
noun, Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
sperm-
Spener
noun, Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
porous
adjective, full of pores.
nances
noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
Oeneus
noun, a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
Spence
noun, a pantry.
rupees
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
opacus
adjective, (of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
Pontus
noun, an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
ponces
noun, a pimp.
Munsee
noun, a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
sprout
noun, a shoot of a plant.
narcos
noun, narc.
Mouton
noun, sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
steno-
Morton
noun, Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
preset
noun, a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
motors
noun, a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
preens
noun, a pin or brooch.
mounts
noun, the act or a manner of mounting.
mourns
verb (used with object), to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
precut
adjective, cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
mouser
noun, an animal that catches mice:
routes
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
mucosa
noun, mucous membrane.
prates
noun, act of prating.
rumens
noun, the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
stance
noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
prance
noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
stamen
noun, the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
pouter
noun, a person who pouts.
spruce
noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
pounce
noun, the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
potoos
noun, any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
mucors
noun, any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
narco-
Poncas
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
Peneus
noun, ancient name of Salambria.
netmen
noun, a tennis player.
peseta
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
Nereus
noun, a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
Nernst
noun, Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
souter
noun, a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
Pesaro
noun, a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
peruse
verb (used with object), to read through with thoroughness or care:
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
source
noun, any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
netman
noun, a tennis player.
person
noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
nepman
noun, (in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
neumes
noun, any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
sarco-
Sarnen
noun, a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
neuro-
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
penta-
neuron
noun, Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
penmen
noun, a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
neuter
noun, Grammar. the neuter gender. a noun of that gender. another element marking that gender. an intransitive verb.
Penman
noun, a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
nepmen
noun, (in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
Nepean
noun, a former city in SE Ontario, Canada, now part of Ottawa.
nasute
noun, a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
necro-
Pomona
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.
Ruston
noun, a city in N Louisiana.
natron
noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
pomace
noun, the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
sacro-
sacrum
noun, a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
Nature
noun, the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
Nautes
noun, (in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
neaten
verb (used with object), to make neat:
pneuma
noun, the vital spirit; the soul.
sapro-
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
sannup
noun, a married American Indian man, especially a younger one; husband.
Petros
noun, Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
nemat-
petro-
Petras
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
Peters
noun, penis.
pester
verb (used with object), to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
sapote
noun, Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
macons
noun, Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
retems
noun, a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
comate
noun, a mate or companion.
Croton
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
Creusa
noun, the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
Creuse
noun, a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
camper
noun, a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
tromps
verb (used with object), to tramp or trample.
crones
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Cronus
noun, a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
camote
noun, batata.
cameos
noun, a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
croons
noun, the act or sound of crooning.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
Tromso
noun, a seaport in N Norway.
campus
noun, the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
croups
noun, any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Crouse
noun, Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
croute
noun, crust.
toneme
noun, a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
troops
noun, an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
cruets
noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
crumps
noun, a crunching sound.
Crusoe
noun, Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
tropes
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
Campos
noun, a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
Auster
noun, the south wind personified.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
tonnes
noun, metric ton.
capers
noun, a playful leap or skip.
tonner
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
Canute
noun, a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
cantus
noun, cantus firmus.
crapes
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
Canton
noun, a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
trompe
noun, Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
creams
noun, the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
crease
noun, a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
create
adjective, Archaic. created.
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.
cannot
verb, a form of ·can not.
Cannes
noun, a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
canner
noun, a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
cremes
noun, cream.
crepes
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
crepon
noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
caners
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
austr-
Austen
noun, Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
courts
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
tenson
noun, a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
turaco
noun, touraco.
ascent
noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
turco-
arsen-
Custer
noun, George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
custom
noun, a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
tenure
noun, the holding or possessing of anything:
tureen
noun, a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
arpent
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
arouse
verb (used with object), to stir to action or strong response; excite:
curets
noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
Tuscan
noun, the standard literary form of the Italian language.
tenrec
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
tenons
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
armets
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
aretes
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
unarms
verb (used with object), to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
Tenner
noun, a 10-dollar bill.
tenace
noun, a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
Easter
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
uncaps
verb (used with object), to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
tuners
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
aspect
noun, appearance to the eye or mind; look:
tropo-
Tucson
noun, a city in S Arizona: health resort.
toucan
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
toecap
noun, a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
troupe
noun, a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
truces
noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
Atreus
noun, the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
Truman
noun, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
cteno-
trumps
noun, Cards. any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit. Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
ternes
noun, terne metal.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
cuesta
noun, a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
terces
noun, tierce (def 3).
Tumaco
noun, a seaport in SW Colombia.
cumene
noun, a colorless and toxic liquid, C 9 H 12 , soluble in alcohol: used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and acetone.
tumors
noun, a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
astron
astro-
cunner
noun, a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
Tereus
noun, a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
cupro-
Teresa
noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
curate
noun, Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
couter
noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
course
noun, a direction or route taken or to be taken.
Temuco
noun, a city in S Chile.
contes
plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
Conant
noun, James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
Centre
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
centr-
Connor
noun, Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
centos
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
Center
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
Conroe
noun, a town in E Texas.
centas
noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
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.
contos
noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
tramps
noun, the act of tramping.
contr.
conure
noun, any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
merous
censer
noun, a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
cenote
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
cooees
noun, a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
cement
noun, any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
trans.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
cooner
noun, coon dog.
centum
noun, one hundred.
comtes
noun, count2 .
Cooper
noun, a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
ceruse
noun, a pigment composed of white lead.
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
coapts
verb (used with object), to bring close together:
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
Cetura
noun, Keturah.
cetane
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
cesura
noun, caesura.
coatee
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
Coates
noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
Cesena
noun, a city in E central Italy.
coeno-
certes
adverb, certainly; in truth.
COMSAT
noun, (often lowercase) a communications satellite.
torose
adjective, Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
cerous
adjective, containing trivalent cerium.
comers
noun, Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
comose
adjective, hairy; comate.
CERMET
noun, a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
Cereus
noun, any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
cerate
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
compos
noun, composition material.
cerat-
compts
verb (used with or without object), noun, count1 .
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
catsup
noun, ketchup.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
coupon
noun, a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
corpse
noun, a dead body, usually of a human being.
corpus
noun, a large or complete collection of writings:
corset
noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
topees
noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
Cortes
noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
Coruna
noun, La Coruña.
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
treens
noun, treenware.
Carmen
noun, Ciudad del Carmen.
cosmo-
Carpet
noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
careen
noun, a careening.
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
Coster
noun, costermonger.
trepan
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
costo-
captor
noun, a person who has captured a person or thing.
Capote
noun, a long cloak with a hood.
counts
noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
capons
noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
Capone
noun, Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
coupes
noun, Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
caroms
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
corona
noun, a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
coopts
verb (used with object), to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
trapes
noun, a tiring walk.
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
Cooter
noun, Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
Casper
noun, a city in central Wyoming.
casern
noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
copens
noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
Caruso
noun, Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
copers
noun, a horse dealer.
cartop
adjective, of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
copras
noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
carpo-
copro-
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
topmen
noun, a person stationed for duty in a top.
copter
noun, helicopter.
topman
noun, a person stationed for duty in a top.
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
carpus
noun, the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
topers
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
carpos
noun, an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
uncase
verb (used with object), to remove from a case; remove the case from.
toupee
noun, a man's wig.
erects
adjective, upright in position or posture:
enter-
urates
noun, a salt of uric acid.
enrapt
adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
enroot
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
tapers
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
Antons
noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
ensure
verb (used with object), to secure or guarantee:
enters
Verb phrases, enter into, to participate in; engage in. to investigate; consider: to sympathize with; share in. to form a constituent part or ingredient of: to go into a particular state:
acutes
noun, the acute accent.
unseam
verb (used with object), to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
entrap
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
unseat
verb (used with object), to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
aeron.
Aerope
noun, the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
enures
verb (used with or without object), inure.
antrum
noun, a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
Enesco
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
teamer
noun, a teamster.
teaser
noun, a person or thing that teases.
usance
noun, Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
encamp
verb (used with object), to make into a camp.
Tanner
noun, a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
encase
verb (used with object), to enclose in or as in a case:
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.
apercu
noun, a hasty glance; a glimpse.
acumen
noun, keen insight; shrewdness:
unpens
verb (used with object), to release from confinement.
unrent
adjective, not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
urease
noun, an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
unrest
noun, lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
etapes
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
unroot
verb (used with object), to uproot.
unseen
adjective, not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible.
unsnap
verb (used with object), to undo by or as if by opening snap fasteners:
tampur
noun, tambura.
Ampere
noun, the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
amerce
verb (used with object), to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
upcast
noun, an act of casting upward.
upmost
adjective, uppermost.
tarpon
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
taupes
noun, a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
AmerSp
uproot
verb (used with object), to pull out by or as if by the roots:
aments
noun, catkin.
amours
noun, a love affair.
Ernest
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
eroto-
amount
noun, the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
uprose
noun, an act of rising up.
tarso-
eructs
verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
erupts
verb (used with object), to release violently; burst forth with: Synonyms: vent.
urano-
Escaut
noun, French name of Scheldt.
anenst
preposition, anent (def 2).
uptorn
verb, past participle of uptear.
anemo-
escort
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
escent
epacts
noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
escarp
noun, Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
unstop
verb (used with object), to remove the stopper from:
escape
noun, an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
teacup
noun, a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
ameers
noun, emir.
tauro-
uptear
verb (used with object), to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
unstep
verb (used with object), to lift from its step, as a mast.
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
enamor
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
Empson
noun, William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
unmans
verb (used with object), to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
usenet
noun, Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
Europe
noun, a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. About 4,017,000 sq. mi. (10,404,000 sq. km).
temper
noun, a particular state of mind or feelings.
unmoor
verb (used with object), to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
aceous
ecrase
adjective, (of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
acetum
noun, a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
utero-
Ecorse
noun, a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
unmeet
adjective, not meet; not fitting, suitable, or proper; not becoming or seemly.
emptor
noun, (especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
Europa
noun, Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
enacts
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
aceto-
UNESCO
noun, an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
ecarte
noun, a card game for two players.
tempos
noun, Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
emotes
verb (used without object), to show or pretend emotion:
tamper
noun, a person or thing that tamps.
tampon
noun, a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
resp.
reset
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
ameer
noun, emir.
Upton
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
cetes
noun, a number of badgers together.
osmo-
Usnea
noun, any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
patr-
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
Paton
noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
oste-
pates
noun, the crown or top of the head.
paseo
noun, a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
rept.
Pasto
noun, a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
uran-
Aesop
noun, c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
scape
noun, Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
caste
noun, Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
Paten
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
cesta
noun, a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
Patmo
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
re-up
verb (used with or without object), to reenlist.
acet-
paste
noun, a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
Toure
noun, Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
treas
Pater
noun, British Informal. father.
carse
noun, bottom land.
treen
noun, treenware.
reams
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
peats
noun, a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
Orson
noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
reaps
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
pecan
noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
Orono
noun, a town in S Maine.
Roman
noun, a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
carom
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
Oromo
noun, a member of a nomadic, pastoral people of Ethiopia and Kenya.
Pecos
noun, a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
carp-
carns
noun, cairn.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
scuta
noun, plural of scutum.
upset
noun, an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
30-30
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
AMORC
sauce
noun, any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
Orton
noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
Pease
noun, a pea.
amens
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
carps
noun, a peevish complaint.
Osman
noun, 1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
recpt
pause
noun, a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
SCAMP
noun, an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
Cetus
noun, the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
ament
noun, catkin.
saute
noun, a dish of sautéed food.
Peace
noun, the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
Peano
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
peart
adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
scrum
noun, a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
peans
noun, paean.
recap
noun, a recapped tire.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
Amer.
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
Pears
noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
Ceuta
noun, a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
Reaum
scarp
noun, a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
rect.
Pasco
noun, a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
Renan
noun, Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
scoop
noun, a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
Scone
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
pacer
noun, a person or thing that paces.
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
actos
outen
verb (used with object), to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
paces
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
scent
noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
acmes
noun, the highest point; summit; peak:
Paeon
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
cent.
Remus
noun, Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
touse
noun, a commotion; rumpus.
Ceres
noun, a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
scene
noun, the place where some action or event occurs:
scour
noun, the act of scouring.
scoot
noun, a swift, darting movement or course.
scopa
noun, pollen brush.
repos
noun, a repurchase agreement.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
acpt.
cepes
noun, cep.
Ceram
noun, an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
tramp
noun, the act of tramping.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
acro-
outre
adjective, passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
cents
noun, a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
scope
noun, extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
roams
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
Scot.
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
Urena
noun, any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
Outer
adjective, situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
acnes
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
scena
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
Scout
noun, a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
Otaru
noun, a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
repot
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
reest
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
pares
noun, (of a female) first among equals.
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
urase
noun, urease.
pareu
noun, lavalava.
Paros
noun, a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
aero-
scat-
paren
plural noun, parentheses:
parse
verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
cert.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
part.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
scree
noun, a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
parts
noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
caus.
cause
noun, a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
cero-
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
ureas
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
acute
noun, the acute accent.
Tours
noun, a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
panne
noun, a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
cense
verb (used with object), to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
trams
noun, British. a streetcar.
CONUS
noun, the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
peens
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
scaup
noun, any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
ounce
noun, a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
pant-
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
urate
noun, a salt of uric acid.
reman
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
pants
noun, trousers (def 1).
scrap
noun, a small piece or portion; fragment:
cease
noun, cessation:
Carme
noun, a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
uncos
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
Peers
noun, a person of the same legal status:
prase
noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
pours
noun, the act of pouring.
pouts
noun, the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
rumps
noun, the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
prae-
astr.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
prams
noun, perambulator.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
puces
noun, a dark or brownish purple.
praos
noun, proa.
rumen
noun, the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
potus
noun, (in prescriptions) a drink.
prate
noun, act of prating.
Apoc.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
Prato
noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
prats
noun, the buttocks.
routs
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Tunas
noun, any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
rotos
noun, rotogravure.
asper
noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
tumps
noun, a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
potoo
noun, any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
aport
adverb, on or toward the port side.
Posen
noun, German name of Poznań.
runts
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
pores
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
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):
punts
noun, Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick.
Port.
truce
noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
Porto
noun, Portuguese name of Oporto.
ports
noun, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
poser
noun, a person who poses.
unpen
verb (used with object), to release from confinement.
trump
noun, Cards. any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit. Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
post-
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
punas
noun, a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
runes
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
atmo-
Punan
noun, a member of a food-gathering people living in the forests of interior Borneo.
tumor
noun, a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
pumas
noun, cougar.
ASPEN
noun, any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
tuner
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
poons
noun, any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
roust
verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
proms
noun, a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
pron.
Prus.
prunt
noun, a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
armet
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
Armen
unapt
adjective, not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
unarm
verb (used with object), to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
promo
noun, promotion (def 5).
pros.
prose
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
areo-
arcus
noun, a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
prost
interjection, prosit.
prune
noun, a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
uncap
verb (used with object), to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
Prot.
arces
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
unman
verb (used with object), to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
pruta
noun, prutah.
rouse
noun, a rousing.
preen
noun, a pin or brooch.
apron
noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
tunes
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
prees
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
prem.
apres
preposition, after; following (used in combination):
Pres.
presa
noun, a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
Ascot
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
prest
noun, a loan.
asco-
Rouen
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
Prome
noun, a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
pret.
preta
noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
route
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
psora
noun, psoriasis.
proas
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
proc.
proem
noun, an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
roues
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
prom.
roups
noun, any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
puree
noun, a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
Aust.
satem
adjective, belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
amuse
verb (used with object), to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Ronan
noun, a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
caper
noun, a playful leap or skip.
peres
noun, Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
Saree
noun, sari.
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
Ronco
noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
perms
noun, permanent (def 4).
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
ramus
noun, a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
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).
capes
noun, a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
Ancon
noun, the elbow.
Perse
noun, (Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
Ramos
noun, Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Ramon
noun, any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
Cant.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
pert.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
rapes
noun, unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
sarc-
Penn.
amort
adjective, spiritless; lifeless.
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
rcpt.
Caren
noun, a female given name.
Pence
noun, a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
pene-
amour
noun, a love affair.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
caput
noun, any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
Penna
noun, a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
romps
noun, a lively or boisterous frolic.
Capt.
caps.
capot
noun, the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
capos
noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Romeo
noun, the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
Capon
noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
Apure
noun, a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
Capet
noun, Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
peons
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Canon
noun, an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
ramet
noun, an individual of a clone.
pones
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
troop
noun, an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
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.
Cameo
noun, a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
anon.
Sampo
noun, a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Anson
noun, a male given name.
ante-
poet.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
Anton
noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
annot
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.
trop-
trope
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
Pusan
noun, a seaport in SE South Korea.
Pomos
noun, the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
Ponca
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
auto.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
Ponce
noun, a pimp.
Purse
noun, a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
cames
noun, a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
Roost
noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
canoe
noun, any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Ramee
noun, Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
Ronne
noun, a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
canes
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
pesto
noun, a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
sapor
noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
peta-
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
anent
preposition, in regard to; about; concerning.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
Peter
noun, penis.
Tromp
noun, Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
Roose
verb (used with or without object), praise.
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Camus
noun, Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
petos
noun, wahoo3 .
petr-
Petra
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
camps
noun, a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
unset
adjective, not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
Campo
noun, (in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
rooms
noun, a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
rupee
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
T-man
noun, a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
moton
noun, besague.
morns
noun, morning.
step-
moron
noun, Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
cutes
noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
Moros
noun, a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
Morse
noun, an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
morts
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
Moser
noun, Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
steer
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
Steep
noun, a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
motes
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
motor
noun, a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
MOTOS
curst
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
curse
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
moues
noun, a pouting grimace.
Mount
noun, the act or a manner of mounting.
tera-
curns
noun, a grain.
terce
noun, tierce (def 3).
mourn
verb (used with object), to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
MOUSE
noun, any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
curet
noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
cures
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
steam
noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
mores
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
Morea
noun, Peloponnesus.
MPers
Tenn.
Tempe
noun, Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
Ecua.
ecto-
TEMPO
noun, Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
econ.
Mont.
temps
noun, part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
Monte
noun, Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
moons
noun, the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
stomp
noun, stamp (def 14).
ster.
Moore
noun, Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
moors
noun, a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
stome
moose
noun, a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
stoma
noun, Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
moots
noun, an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
mopes
noun, a person who mopes or is given to moping.
teno-
tenon
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
moras
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
temp.
Names
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
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.
mutes
noun, Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
spor-
Spoor
noun, a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
spoon
noun, a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
spoom
noun, a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
crust
noun, the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
cruse
noun, an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
crump
noun, a crunching sound.
spent
verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
cruet
noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
Namur
noun, a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
toman
noun, a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
Nance
noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
nano-
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.
napes
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
croup
noun, any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
croon
noun, the act or sound of crooning.
naso-
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
tomes
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
sport
noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
cunts
noun, the vulva or vagina.
mucor
noun, any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
term.
stamp
noun, a postage stamp.
Srta.
sputa
noun, matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
spurt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
MSEnt
spurn
noun, disdainful rejection.
Cunas
noun, a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
spume
noun, foam, froth, or scum.
terms
noun, a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
sprue
noun, Metallurgy. an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold. the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
Cumae
noun, an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
muco-
scute
noun, a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
Musca
noun, the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
terne
noun, terne metal.
Munro
noun, Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
terse
adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
muons
noun, a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
Spree
noun, a lively frolic or outing.
sprat
noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
muras
noun, (in Japan) a village; hamlet.
Murat
noun, Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
spout
noun, a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
Mures
noun, a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
monos
noun, infectious mononucleosis.
Temne
noun, a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
Crete
noun, Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
erupt
verb (used with object), to release violently; burst forth with: Synonyms: vent.
marse
noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
marts
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Marut
noun, any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
masc.
MASER
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
Mason
noun, a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
mast-
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
mater
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
matr-
Maros
noun, Hungarian name of Mures.
eruct
verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
Matsu
noun, a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
Sunna
noun, the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
tarps
noun, tarpaulin.
erose
adjective, uneven, as if gnawed away.
McRae
noun, Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
MEANS
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
meant
verb, simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
Mears
noun, mere3 .
Sumer
noun, an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
Sumac
noun, any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
ernes
noun, sea eagle.
ESPEC
Espoo
noun, a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
Sucre
noun, Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
manor
noun, (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
taces
noun, tasset.
sutra
noun, Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
macer
noun, macebearer.
maces
noun, a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
Macon
noun, Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
tames
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
euros
noun, wallaroo.
Euro-
Surat
noun, a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
Manet
noun, Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
tamps
verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
Manon
noun, an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
manos
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
Tapes
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
manse
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
Supt.
Manue
noun, Manoah.
Manus
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
etape
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
taper
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
estop
verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
marcs
noun, the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
estoc
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
Ester
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
Marne
noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
Maroc
noun, French name of Morocco.
taupe
noun, a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
erect
adjective, upright in position or posture:
emote
verb (used without object), to show or pretend emotion:
stoup
noun, a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
Strep
noun, streptococcus.
ensue
verb (used without object), to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
meter
noun, the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
metes
noun, a limiting mark.
metr-
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
enorm
adjective, enormous; huge; vast.
Meuse
noun, Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
enema
noun, the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
strap
noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
stour
noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
MNurs
meta-
Storm
noun, a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
moans
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
stope
noun, any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
stoop
noun, the act or an instance of stooping.
monas
noun, monad.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
Monet
noun, Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
mono-
teems
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
metas
noun, (in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
ento-
meets
noun, an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
stump
noun, the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
stupe
noun, two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
Taupo
noun, Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
menat
noun, an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
Menes
noun, flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
meno-
erase
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
Mensa
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
mense
noun, propriety; discretion.
stupa
noun, a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
menta
noun, Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
Epsom
noun, a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
EPROM
noun, a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
epact
noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
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.
Merca
noun, a city in S Somalia.
meres
noun, Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
mero-
Meroe
noun, a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
teams
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
tears
meros
noun, (in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
retem
noun, a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
enure
verb (used with or without object), inure.
strum
noun, the act of strumming.
strop
noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
mesne
adjective, intermediate or intervening.
meso-
spect
noun, single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
mucro
noun, a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
naut.
sneer
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
snout
noun, the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
Copan
noun, Santa Rosa de Copán.
topos
noun, a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
coots
noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
numen
noun, divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
spec.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
snoot
noun, Slang. the nose.
Nurse
noun, a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
snoop
noun, an act or instance of snooping.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
topo-
smote
verb, a simple past tense of smite.
coopt
verb (used with object), to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
smear
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
Smart
noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
co-op
noun, a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
coop.
setup
noun, organization; arrangement.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
serum
noun, the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
copen
noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
Norns
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
corps
noun, Military. a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone: a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
corpn
corp.
noons
noun, midday.
noose
noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
Corot
noun, Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
cornu
noun, a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
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.
Norco
noun, a town in S California.
Norma
noun, the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
toper
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
corms
noun, an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
coper
noun, a horse dealer.
cores
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
topes
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
noso-
copse
noun, a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
noto-
copra
noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
copr-
notum
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
Notus
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
copes
noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
Corse
noun, corpse.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
compo
noun, composition material.
semen
noun, the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
comp.
toros
noun, a bull.
comet
noun, a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
sect.
comes
noun, Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
Comer
noun, Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
opens
noun, an open or clear space.
opera
noun, an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet. Compare comic opera, grand opera.
COMAS
noun, a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
OPers
comps
noun, a compositor.
torso
noun, the trunk of the human body.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
opto-
orans
noun, orant.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
coapt
verb (used with object), to bring close together:
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Coamo
noun, a city in S central Puerto Rico.
Torun
noun, a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
torus
noun, Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
Orcus
noun, the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
onto-
compt
verb (used with or without object), noun, count1 .
cooee
noun, a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
septa
noun, plural of septum.
sero-
octa-
octan
noun, an octan fever.
octo-
conto
noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
oecus
noun, (in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
Conte
noun, count2 .
cont.
Const
Cons.
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
Conon
noun, died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
Sept.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
conns
noun, responsibility for the steering of a ship.
omers
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
Omuta
noun, a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
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.
Conn.
TORES
noun, a torus.
onces
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
onco-
Senna
noun, any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
Conan
noun, a male given name.
Comus
noun, an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
Comte
noun, count2 .
Comr.
non-U
adjective, not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
SCRAM
noun, the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
no-no
noun, anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
creme
noun, cream.
neut.
Neman
noun, a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
coupe
noun, Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
tonus
noun, a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
Count
noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
neeps
noun, a turnip.
spare
noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
cotes
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Court
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
cream
noun, the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
spate
noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
crept
noun, an act or instance of creeping:
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
toons
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
noct-
coups
noun, a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
Crees
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
tonne
noun, metric ton.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
Nepos
noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
neons
noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
craps
noun, a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
nonet
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
space
noun, the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
crape
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
span-
neur-
nemos
noun, remote (def 10).
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
crams
noun, Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
cramp
noun, Often, cramps. a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain. a piercing pain in the abdomen. an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
neume
noun, any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
creep
noun, an act or instance of creeping:
Nemea
noun, a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
tono-
nears
crepe
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
Neper
noun, the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
coset
noun, a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
spean
verb (used with object), to wean.
nona-
nomo-
topee
noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
nonce
noun, the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
nomas
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
sopor
noun, Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
nonas
noun, sleeping sickness (def 2).
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
neaps
noun, neap tide.
nomen
noun, (in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
nones
noun, the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
nomes
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
Spear
noun, a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
Tame
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
USPO
USMC
Rust
noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
USNA
USRC
USMA
seme
adjective, covered with many small, identical figures.
user
noun, a person or thing that uses.
Sem.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
seer
noun, a person who sees; observer.
Roma
noun, Rome.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
tarp
noun, tarpaulin.
Ruse
noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
Rome
noun, Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
upon
noun, an upward movement; ascent.
Tasm
seam
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
suet
noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
Utes
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
Rus.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
spae
verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
tram
noun, British. a streetcar.
USTC
toro
noun, a bull.
Sumo
noun, a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
sump
noun, a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
Spam
noun, (lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
Tace
noun, tasset.
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
sunn
noun, a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
scut
noun, a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
Utas
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
seep
noun, moisture that seeps out; seepage.
RNAS
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
Reus
noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
Tape
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
tron
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
uret
Samp
noun, coarsely ground corn.
Sura
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
roam
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
USCA
SPCA
scum
noun, a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
uro-
sur-
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Tams
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
Spee
noun, Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
supr
USAR
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
supe
noun, a supernumerary.
Surt
noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
Tour
noun, a traveling around from place to place.
Seem
verb (used without object), to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
SPAR
noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
Rom.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
spat
noun, a petty quarrel.
sec.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
tamp
verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
scup
noun, a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
sure
Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
Sam.
urea
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
same
Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
scr.
SPOT
noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
TOMS
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
ROUS
noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
unco
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
top-
Soma
noun, the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
rout
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
Tree
noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
SOAP
noun, a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
tuna
noun, any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
ten.
roup
noun, any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Tees
noun, a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
SRAM
roue
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
rump
noun, the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
Sra.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
toon
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
soup
noun, a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
tope
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
tepe
noun, (in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
stem
noun, the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
soon
Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
ter.
Tura
noun, Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
tups
noun, Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
tuns
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
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.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
saur
Umea
noun, a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
umps
noun, verb (used with or without object), umpire.
scam
noun, a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
Soot
noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
tune
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
some
adverb, (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
Ste.
rpt.
rues
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
roto
noun, rotogravure.
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
romp
noun, a lively or boisterous frolic.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Root
noun, a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
Tore
noun, a torus.
room
noun, a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
'roo
noun, kangaroo.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
tRNA
stum
noun, unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
team
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
Sere
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
stun
noun, the act of stunning.
runs
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
taur
tonn
sepn
scop
noun, an Old English bard or poet.
unto
preposition, to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
upas
noun, the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
runt
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
RONA
roms
noun, a Gypsy man or boy.
tome
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
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.
tsar
noun, czar.
teem
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
Tums
verb (used with object), to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
SPUR
noun, a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
stop
noun, the act of stopping.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
spun
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
rums
noun, an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
trap
noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
rune
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
smut
noun, a particle of soot; sooty matter.
SMTP
str.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Sat.
toom
adjective, empty; vacant.
tump
noun, a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
spue
noun, something that is spewed; vomit.
Sour
noun, something that is sour.
teas
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
Tues
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
TOPS
noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
1080
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
NCTE
Cete
noun, a number of badgers together.
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
name
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
cet-
nane
pronoun, adverb, adjective, none1 .
Naos
noun, a temple.
CERN
nape
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
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.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
neap
noun, neap tide.
Cmon
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
neem
neep
noun, a turnip.
Nemo
noun, remote (def 10).
nene
noun, a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
neo-
neon
noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
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.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
ceps
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
cepe
noun, cep.
cene
Ceto
CMOS
noun, complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
cees
noun, the letter C.
COMS
noun, Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
Mrs.
plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
MSAE
coot
noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
MSCE
MSCP
Coos
noun, a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
coon
noun, raccoon.
msec
MSEE
coom
noun, soot; coal dust; smut.
MSPE
cone
noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
Con.
Como
noun, Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
muts
noun, mutt.
come
noun, Slang: Vulgar. semen.
coma
noun, a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
Com.
muc-
mun.
muon
noun, a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
Cnut
noun, Canute.
Mura
noun, (in Japan) a village; hamlet.
Mure
noun, Obsolete. a wall.
mus.
Muse
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae. any goddess presiding over a particular art.
must
noun, something necessary, vital, or required:
mute
noun, Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
cen.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
mRNA
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
Came
noun, a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
nunc
adverb, now.
Emp.
aut-
Aus.
aur-
aunt
noun, the sister of one's father or mother.
aune
noun, an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
OAPC
Auer
noun, Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
Atum
noun, a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ator
cams
noun, Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
atop
preposition, on the top of:
Oct.
OEEC
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
atom
noun, Physics. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element. an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
Oman
noun, Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
Omar
noun, a male given name.
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.
Omoo
noun, a novel (1847) by Herman Melville.
ates
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
CAMP
noun, a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
Can.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
Norm
noun, a standard, model, or pattern.
cat.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
nom.
Noma
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
Nome
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
non-
none
noun, nones1 .
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
noon
noun, midday.
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
Nor.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Norn
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
nos-
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.
not-
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
noun
noun, any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group. See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase. Synonyms: substantive, name.
nous
noun, Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
Carn
noun, cairn.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
capo
noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
Cape
noun, a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
cap.
Cope
noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
Copt
noun, a member of the Coptic Church.
atm.
cues
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Curt
noun, a male given name, form of Curtis.
etc.
curs
noun, a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
curn
noun, a grain.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
cure
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
cur.
cunt
noun, the vulva or vagina.
Eur.
Eure
noun, a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
Cuna
noun, a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
cts.
Este
noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
ctr.
M-14
noun, a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
M-16
noun, a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
Mac-
Mace
noun, a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
maco
noun, an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
macs
noun, fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
maes
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
Man.
mane
noun, the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
Mano
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
Manu
noun, the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
Mar.
Cusp
noun, a point or pointed end.
est.
Mare
noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
emes
noun, friend.
enc.
EEOC
ence
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Ens.
ect-
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Ecru
noun, an ecru color.
eous
eco-
EPOS
noun, an epic.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ease
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
cute
noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
Earp
noun, Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
Erma
noun, a female given name.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Erse
noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Esau
noun, a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
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.
MARC
noun, the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
MARS
noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
Cor.
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
Coue
noun, Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
Mon.
Mona
noun, a female given name.
Mons
noun, an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Moon
noun, the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
Moor
noun, a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
moos
noun, a mooing sound.
moot
noun, an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
mope
noun, a person who mopes or is given to moping.
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.
MOpt
Mora
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
moas
noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
more
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
morn
noun, morning.
Moro
noun, a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
Mort
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
most
noun, the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
Cort
mote
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
mots
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
moue
noun, a pouting grimace.
mout
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.
corm
noun, an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
moat
noun, a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
moan
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
Mart
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
crat
crut
noun, crud (def 1).
crus
noun, the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
MatE
noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
Maun
auxiliary verb, must1 .
MCPO
mean
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
mear
noun, mere3 .
meas
meat
noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
crop
noun, the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
Cres
Cree
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Meer
noun, Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
meet
noun, an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
coup
noun, a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
men-
ment
menu
noun, a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
crap
noun, Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
CRAM
noun, Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
MEPA
Merc
noun, a mercenary soldier.
mere
noun, Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
MERS
noun, Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
mes-
mesa
noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
met.
mete
noun, a limiting mark.
MNAS
Aten
noun, Aton.
EMet
Ont.
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
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.
ant.
ano-
Anne
noun, 1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
ann.
Pomo
noun, the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
poms
noun, pommy.
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
pons
noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
poon
noun, any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
poor
noun, (used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
anes
adverb, once.
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):
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.
pos.
pose
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
pot.
pour
noun, the act of pouring.
pout
noun, the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
ance
pram
noun, perambulator.
prao
noun, proa.
prat
noun, the buttocks.
prau
noun, proa.
amus
Amur
noun, a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
anus
noun, the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
poco
adverb, somewhat; rather:
AMPS
noun, ampere.
pere
noun, father.
pear
noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
peat
noun, a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
Pecs
noun, a city in SW Hungary.
APSE
noun, Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
peen
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
Peer
noun, a person of the same legal status:
pees
noun, the letter p.
Pen.
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
per.
Perm
noun, permanent (def 4).
apes
noun, any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
Pers
Peru
noun, Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
Apr.
apo-
peso
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
Pest
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
Pet.
PetE
noun, Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
PETN
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
peto
noun, wahoo3 .
pets
noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
pnea
amt.
amp.
Apsu
noun, an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Acre
noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
acr-
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
RAMP
noun, a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
acne
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Rape
noun, unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
rapt
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
acme
noun, the highest point; summit; peak:
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
rasp
noun, an act of rasping.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
RCMP
ream
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
reap
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
recs
noun, recreation.
Rees
noun, reeve3 .
rems
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Rep.
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
reps
noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Acus
noun, Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
Amos
noun, a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
psec
Amor
noun, Cupid.
pre-
prec
pree
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
pro-
proa
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
prs.
Prut
noun, a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
Amon
noun, Amen.
PSAT
Ames
noun, a city in central Iowa.
Amen
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
Ptas
plural, peseta.
puts
noun, a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
pts.
aet.
puca
noun, (in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
puce
noun, a dark or brownish purple.
puma
noun, cougar.
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
puna
noun, a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
Pune
noun, a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
Punt
noun, Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick.
pure
adjective, free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
purs
aer-
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
pean
noun, paean.
ANTU
pct.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
OPEC
noun, an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
oto-
Otoe
noun, Oto.
ours
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Ouse
noun, Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
out-
outs
noun, a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
OPer
arms
noun, the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
ASTM
Arm.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Oost
noun, Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
o-os
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
OOPS
interjection, (used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
open
noun, an open or clear space.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Oona
noun, a female given name.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
opus
noun, a musical composition.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
ASME
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
apt.
plural, apartment.
asc-
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
Orem
noun, a city in N Utah.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
oro-
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
opes
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
art.
Osee
noun, Hosea.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
oust
verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
opts
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
PACT
noun, an agreement, covenant, or compact:
Past
noun, the time gone by:
pars
noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
pat.
Pate
noun, the crown or top of the head.
pato
noun, an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
Pare
noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
par.
Asur
noun, Assur.
pats
noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
pane
noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
Pan.
pams
noun, the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
pam.
pase
noun, (in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
apts
plural, apartment.
PACE
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
pacs
noun, pack1 (def 1).
Apus
noun, the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
onus
noun, a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
Paur
noun, Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
Arce
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
eme
noun, friend.
CST
Tom
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
trp
ure
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
AEC
EEC
UTE
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
cup
noun, a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
UTC
CTA
EEO
urn
noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
at.
ae.
cum
noun, come (def 24).
ACS
cue
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
ACP
ASN
TES
noun, ti1 .
ctn
plural, carton.
TMO
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
cte
Am.
tue
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
ea.
ac-
EAM
ASU
Tu.
ean
ECM
USO
AUM
noun, Om.
USP
Ar.
tun
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
USR
ECA
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
an.
ec-
Uta
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
USN
USC
Cut
noun, the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
ATP
ECU
noun, the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
ap-
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
USE
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
ASP
noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
ASR
ast
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
TSE
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
TSP
eo-
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
USM
AUC
EOM
tum
verb (used with object), to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
AME
CSR
uns
AOU
aor
CEO
unc
ANU
noun, a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
ATC
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
cep
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
cee
noun, the letter C.
CEA
COS
noun, romaine.
Una
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
UMT
ump
noun, verb (used with or without object), umpire.
Ume
noun, a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
COP
noun, a police officer.
APC
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
TPM
Une
CMA
CNM
CNN
APS
CNO
CNS
TPN
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Tpr
tr.
UNO
COO
noun, a cooing sound.
tra
unp
APE
noun, any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
UCR
tup
noun, Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
ur-
AMC
CAM
noun, Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
CRP
CRS
CRT
cru
noun, (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
ct.
cs.
Tro
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
cr.
Co.
ca.
ASM
CSA
CSO
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
ase
ARU
UAM
CPO
UAE
USA
ANC
too
Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
UAR
up-
CPA
CPM
AMU
CAR
noun, an automobile.
CPR
CPS
UPC
AMS
ARP
noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
ARS
CPU
UPS
noun, an upward movement; ascent.
cp.
MNS
EMR
OPS
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
se-
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
OPM
ose
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
OPA
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
OOT
oon
o-o
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
OSO
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
pm.
PAC
noun, pack1 (def 1).
PTO
pt.
Ps.
prn
Pr.
pc.
OSP
Pa.
SCP
our
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
OTS
ote
OTA
ot-
oo-
ons
PAS
noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
NUS
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
OAO
OTC
OSA
op.
Oc.
EMS
noun, the letter M, m.
Nun
noun, a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
NUM
NSU
SNU
NSC
NSA
NRC
NRA
OAP
SMA
ONR
Om.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
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.
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.
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).
oma
plural, a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
OAS
OEO
OEM
OCS
OCR
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
OAU
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
SCM
PAU
noun, a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
nr.
RCP
RPS
RMS
plural, ream.
RMA
Re.
RCS
ROP
RAM
noun, a male sheep.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
put
noun, a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
pus
noun, a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
pun
noun, the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
PUC
PTA
plural, peseta.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Rap
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
PSE
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
rm.
plural, ream.
RMC
RNA
ROA
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
REC
noun, recreation.
REA
RCT
RCN
RCA
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
PST
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
PSC
PCM
PMT
POM
noun, pommy.
SAE
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
POC
POA
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
SAP
noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
SRO
SAR
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
Sau
noun, German name of Sava.
pee
noun, the letter p.
pea
noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
sc.
PCS
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
Sp.
PSA
rt.
RPM
RPO
PRC
Rs.
RSA
RSE
rte
So.
RTS
Rue
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
RUM
noun, an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
PRA
run
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
POR
rut
noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
uts
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
Npt
SUN
noun, (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
Me.
Mo.
MS.
plural, manuscript.
MSC
TAM
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
TAE
preposition, to.
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.
MAE
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
Mao
MAP
noun, a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
mas
noun, mother1 .
Sup
noun, a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
Mat
noun, a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
MCP
MCR
eu-
STP
moo
noun, a mooing sound.
Moe
noun, a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
MOC
noun, moccasin.
MOA
noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
MNE
MNA
MEA
noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
Stu
noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
MEP
NPR
Sue
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
MEC
noun, a pimp; mack.
SUM
noun, the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
Mc-
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
STM
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
TCS
tea
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
EPS
EPA
Ep.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
EOE
EPT
ene
TEC
noun, detective.
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
en-
EMU
noun, a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
EMT
TCA
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ETS
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ETR
ETO
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
ESU
ESR
ese
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
Esc
ESA
ERT
ERS
noun, ervil.
ERP
TAU
noun, the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
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.
Meo
noun, Miao (def 1).
NUT
noun, a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
MOR
MUP
NOC
sot
noun, a drunkard.
SPR
Sou
noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
NNP
mut
noun, mutt.
NNE
NMU
NMR
NCO
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
MTS
NAM
noun, Vietnam.
Nan
noun, naan.
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
ne-
NEA
NES
SPA
noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
NEC
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
Mur
noun, a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
spt
MSA
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
MOS
noun, moment (def 1).
NOP
Soo
noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
MOT
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
SOP
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
MPA
MPE
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MRA
MRE
MTP
MRP
Sta
MSE
MTO
mtn
Mt.
MST
MSN
Sr.
St.
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
NU
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
A.
noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
TE
noun, ti1 .
OE
noun, oy2 .
UT
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
TC
OA
CE
RC
SN
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
RN
AO
CM
AU
plural, to the; at the; with the.
RO
NM
OU
noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
MU
noun, the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
SA
SM
TN
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
T1
t.
SU
N.
MN
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
U.
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.
UC
S.
TM
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RP
R.
ee
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
PU
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
TP
M.
NA
adverb, no1 .
MA
noun, mother1 .
NP
CU
RU
NC
MP
O.
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