Anagrams of contraception
Word contraception has
1335 anagrams
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- concertation
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noun,
(especially in European politics) cooperation, as among opposing factions, aimed at effecting a unified proposal or concerted action.
- contraction
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noun,
an act or instance of contracting.
- contraption
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noun,
a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device.
- anteportico
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noun,
a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- antiproton
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noun,
an elementary particle having negative charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron and having the same mass and spin as a proton; the antiparticle of the proton.
- Pontocaine
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- concretion
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noun,
the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
- concertino
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noun,
a short concerto.
- concertina
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noun,
a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- concertato
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adjective, noun,
concertante.
- conception
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noun,
the act of conceiving; the state of being conceived.
- Ectoprocta
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noun,
the phylum Bryozoa, especially as distinguished from the phylum Entoprocta by a body plan having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles.
- Entoprocta
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noun,
a small phylum of invertebrates comprising the entoprocts: considered a subphylum of Bryozoa, from which it is distinguished by having the anus of the polyp near the mouth within the crown of tentacles.
- Protection
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noun,
the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- near-point
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noun,
the point nearest the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is at a maximum.
- Copernican
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adjective,
of or relating to Copernicus or his theories.
- internat.
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- prenotion
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noun,
a preconception.
- connector
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noun,
a person or thing that connects.
- pronation
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noun,
rotation of the hand or forearm so that the surface of the palm is facing downward or toward the back (opposed to supination).
- Princeton
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noun,
a borough in central New Jersey: battle 1777.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- anorectic
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noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- pre-Incan
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adjective,
of or relating to the period preceding the Incan empire in Peru.
- ectoproct
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noun,
bryozoan; formerly, one of two broad types of bryozoan.
- notionate
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adjective,
strong-willed or stubborn.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- entoproct
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noun,
any of various sessile, chiefly marine, mosslike animals of the phylum Entoprocta (formerly a subphylum of Bryophyta), occasionally solitary polyps but usually forming branching colonies, each individual polyp having an almost closed ring of tentacles within which lie the mouth and anus.
- contactor
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noun,
a mechanically operated switch for continuously establishing and interrupting an electric power circuit.
- catoptric
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noun,
the branch of optics dealing with the formation of images by mirrors.
- pontonier
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noun,
an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- Caporetto
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noun,
Italian name of Kobarid.
- accretion
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noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- corticate
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adjective,
having a cortex.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- practice
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- cortico-
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- accentor
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- potation
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- Pecorino
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noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- antirent
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- intonaco
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- intonate
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- cancrine
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adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- tectonic
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adjective,
of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- Nearctic
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- narcotic
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- troponin
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noun,
a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- intranet
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noun,
a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- corotate
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verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- precinct
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noun,
a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
- 11-point
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- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- notation
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noun,
a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing:
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- acceptor
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noun,
accepter.
- coaction
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- pittance
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- crocoite
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- concerto
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- contract
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noun,
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- Ottonian
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adjective,
of or relating to the German dynasty (Otto I, II, III) that ruled as emperors of the Holy Roman Empire from 962 to 1002.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- coercion
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- cocinero
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noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- cotenant
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- cartoon
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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.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- Ironton
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noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- intrant
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- Canopic
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adjective,
pertaining to Canopus.
- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- contra-
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- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- concern
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- cranio-
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- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- contact
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noun,
the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- raccoon
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noun,
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- connote
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- content
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noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- Caprice
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noun,
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- connect
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- ectopic
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adjective,
occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
- concert
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- cocotte
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noun,
prostitute.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- rootcap
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noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- taproot
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noun,
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- entrant
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noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- concept
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noun,
a general notion or idea; conception.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- concent
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noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- tipcart
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noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- cooncan
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noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- centri-
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- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centro-
-
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- cerato-
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- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- atiptoe
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adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- pinnace
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noun,
a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
- portico
-
noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- antero-
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- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- topcoat
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noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- actino-
-
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- tontine
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- tortoni
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- portent
-
noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Oneonta
-
noun,
a city in E central New York.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- porcino
-
noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- Trenton
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.
- Otranto
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noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- practic
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adjective,
practical.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- pattern
-
noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- protect
-
verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- cancion
-
noun,
song.
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- patriot
-
noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- 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.
- procto-
-
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- peccant
-
adjective,
sinning; guilty of a moral offense.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- 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.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- 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.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cteno-
-
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Patten
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Cotton
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- tactic
-
noun,
tactics (def 1).
- 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.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- 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.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- panto-
-
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- pectic
-
adjective,
pertaining to pectin.
- 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.
- picro-
-
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- penta-
-
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- petro-
-
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- patri-
-
- proto-
-
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- nocti-
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- recti-
-
- ipecac
-
noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intro.
-
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- intra-
-
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- ptero-
-
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
-
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- narco-
-
- nitro-
-
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- eroto-
-
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- 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.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- 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.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- iatro-
-
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- inter.
-
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- potent
-
noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- 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.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- potato
-
noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- icono-
-
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- icecap
-
noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- Coptic
-
noun,
an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- tenant
-
noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpic
-
- carpo-
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- tipcat
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- centi-
-
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- cerat-
-
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinct.
-
- tictoc
-
noun,
an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- tictac
-
noun,
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
- C-in-C
-
- tetra-
-
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- terat-
-
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- 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.
- coeno-
-
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- tropo-
-
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- accept
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- actin-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- aeron.
-
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- copro-
-
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- 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.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- tenpin
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- contin
-
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- contr.
-
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Port.
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- octo-
-
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- corp.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- corpn
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- onco-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- areo-
-
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- teno-
-
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- 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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Apoc.
-
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- toti-
-
- onto-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- ation
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- topo-
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- tonia
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- noct-
-
- caco-
-
- proc.
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nitr-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- pron.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- canc.
-
- nona-
-
- coop.
-
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- prae-
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- noto-
-
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- atto-
-
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- tono-
-
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- 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.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 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.
- acpt.
-
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- acro-
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- pico-
-
- acet-
-
- pari-
-
- 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.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- 30-30
-
- peta-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pert.
-
- 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).
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- peri-
-
- petri
-
- trop-
-
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Penn.
-
- copr-
-
- acct.
-
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- 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.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- part.
-
- aeri-
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annot
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- poet.
-
- anon.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- 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.
- ante-
-
- opto-
-
- anti-
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Tenn.
-
- aero-
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- pant-
-
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Prot.
-
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rept.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- incor
-
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- cero-
-
- 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.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- reni-
-
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- intr.
-
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Conn.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- cent.
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- cert.
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- cont.
-
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- ecto-
-
- econ.
-
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tera-
-
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- petr-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- conc.
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- cine-
-
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- incr.
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rcpt.
-
- 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.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- carp-
-
- nano-
-
- Capt.
-
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cant.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Iran.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recpt
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Recit
-
- recip
-
- rect.
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- prin
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- tonn
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pro-
-
- 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.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- trit
-
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- 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.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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):
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- rpt.
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pre-
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- pnea
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- pot.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tion
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Rep.
-
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Tit.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- top-
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- RONA
-
- prec
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- rit.
-
- tri-
-
- 1080
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NCTE
-
- cen.
-
- 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.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- cet-
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- neo-
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- cac-
-
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- 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.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- not-
-
- etc.
-
- Cort
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 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.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- crat
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- 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.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- enc.
-
- ctr.
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- cit.
-
- 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.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- cap.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ance
-
- aet.
-
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- oro-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- 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.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- opia
-
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- Apr.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pet.
-
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pct.
-
- 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.
- pat.
-
- acr-
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- acc.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- 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.
- apo-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- art.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Oct.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- att.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- NTIA
-
- ator
-
- attn
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- OAPC
-
- Ont.
-
- CIE
-
- cp.
-
- CCP
-
- CCA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ac-
-
- CEO
-
- an.
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Co.
-
- CRC
-
- CRP
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- Ar.
-
- CPR
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- CAI
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ap-
-
- CRT
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ean
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cc.
-
- eo-
-
- ca.
-
- CTA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CEC
-
- cte
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- trp
-
- ATP
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- CTC
-
- CPA
-
- 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.
- TCA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CIA
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- ANC
-
- CNC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- aor
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TNT
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TPI
-
- CIP
-
- CIC
-
- TIA
-
- TPN
-
- 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.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CEA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ATC
-
- APC
-
- at.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- tra
-
- ACP
-
- Tro
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- AEC
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- AIC
-
- 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.
- CCR
-
- RNA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- op.
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- Oc.
-
- PRA
-
- OTC
-
- NOP
-
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- OCR
-
- OEO
-
- PRC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OIr
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ec-
-
- RCP
-
- PTT
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- NOC
-
- 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:
- NIA
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- COO
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noun,
a cooing sound.
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- NNP
-
- oic
-
- OIt
-
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- prn
-
- ote
-
- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- pt.
-
- OTA
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
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noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pie
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noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PCI
-
- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PIC
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noun,
a movie.
- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- PIT
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noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ot-
-
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OPA
-
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- POR
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- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- oo-
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- o-o
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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.
- oon
-
- OOT
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- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- NCC
-
- ier
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ICC
-
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- in.
-
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ROA
-
- ETR
-
- IOT
-
- Ep.
-
- ECA
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RPO
-
- eir
-
- en-
-
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EPA
-
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- EPT
-
- ROP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- ERT
-
- ETO
-
- ROI
-
- ior
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- IPA
-
- 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.
- RCT
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- REA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ite
-
- NCO
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- IPO
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RI
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- IP
-
- AO
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- RP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- t.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- 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.
- NC
-
- NP
-
- ic
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- CE
-
- TP
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- i.
-
- RC
-
- RO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NI
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- TT
-