Anagrams of corruptionist
Word corruptionist has
951 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of corruptionist.
- corruptions
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noun,
the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt.
- corruption
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noun,
the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt.
- irruptions
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noun,
a breaking or bursting in; a violent incursion or invasion.
- instructor
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noun,
a person who instructs; teacher.
- prosciutto
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noun,
salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.
- protrusion
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noun,
the act of protruding or the state of being protruded.
- incorrupt
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adjective,
not corrupt; not debased or perverted; morally upright.
- posttonic
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adjective,
immediately following a stressed syllable:
- outpoints
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verb (used with object),
to excel in number of points, as in a competition or contest.
- printouts
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noun,
output produced by a printer, generally on continuous sheets of paper.
- isotropic
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adjective,
Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes.
Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- irruption
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noun,
a breaking or bursting in; a violent incursion or invasion.
- sortition
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noun,
the casting or drawing of lots.
- coronitis
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noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- inotropic
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adjective,
influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
- touristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism:
- trinitro-
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- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- intourist
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noun,
a Russian agency that handles travel arrangements for foreign visitors to the former Soviet Union.
- proctitis
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noun,
inflammation of the rectum and anus.
- iris-out
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noun,
the gradual disappearance of an image or scene through a contracting circle.
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- outpoint
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verb (used with object),
to excel in number of points, as in a competition or contest.
- contorts
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- 11-point
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- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- corrupts
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adjective,
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked:
- outstrip
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verb (used with object),
to outdo; surpass; excel.
- opticist
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noun,
a person engaged in the fields of theoretical or applied optics.
- instruct
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verb (used with object),
to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- outports
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noun,
a secondary seaport close to a larger one but beyond its corporate limits or jurisdiction.
- porticos
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- Scorpion
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- turnspit
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noun,
a spit that rotates or can be rotated.
- cornutos
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noun,
a cuckold.
- surprint
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noun,
something surprinted.
- isotonic
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adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- intortus
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adjective,
(of a cirrus cloud) having very irregular filaments that often look entangled.
- outcrops
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noun,
Geology.
a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth.
the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- proctors
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noun,
a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
- tortious
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adjective,
of the nature of or pertaining to a tort.
- sit-upon
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noun,
a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- croutons
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noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- sinciput
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noun,
the forepart of the skull.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- tuitions
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noun,
the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university:
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- positron
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- position
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noun,
condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- nitroso-
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- spittoon
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noun,
a cuspidor.
- tournois
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adjective,
(of coins) minted in Tours, France:
- ructions
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- tortonis
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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.
- opinicus
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noun,
a heraldic monster having the head, neck, and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a bear.
- printout
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noun,
output produced by a printer, generally on continuous sheets of paper.
- tourist
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noun,
a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.
- tropous
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- tuition
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noun,
the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university:
- intrust
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verb (used with object),
entrust.
- trustor
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noun,
a person who creates a trust.
- portico
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- crouton
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noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- cottons
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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.
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- potions
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- crotons
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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.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- irrupts
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verb (used without object),
to break or burst in suddenly.
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- protist
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noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- Script.
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- Crispin
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noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- opsonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.
- 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.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- outpost
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noun,
a station established at a distance from the main body of an army to protect it from surprise attack:
- corrupt
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adjective,
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked:
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Proctor
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noun,
a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- procto-
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- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- soupcon
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noun,
a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.
- unroots
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verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- outcrop
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noun,
Geology.
a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth.
the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- citrons
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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.
- inpours
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- uproots
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verb (used with object),
to pull out by or as if by the roots:
- Pitocin
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- Ictinus
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noun,
flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
- stirrup
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noun,
a loop, ring, or other contrivance of metal, wood, leather, etc., suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider's foot.
- tricots
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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.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- 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.
- torpors
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noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- pocosin
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noun,
a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- sporont
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noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- cornuto
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noun,
a cuckold.
- Scorpio
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noun,
Astronomy. Scorpius.
- intuits
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verb (used with or without object),
to know or receive by intuition.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- cop-out
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noun,
an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion:
- copious
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adjective,
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful:
- porcino
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noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- constr.
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- outport
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noun,
a secondary seaport close to a larger one but beyond its corporate limits or jurisdiction.
- riotous
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adjective,
(of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- risotto
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noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- contour
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noun,
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- octopus
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noun,
any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker-bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea.
- tricot
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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.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- instr.
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- inpour
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- intro.
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- tincts
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noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- socio-
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- intuit
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verb (used with or without object),
to know or receive by intuition.
- incurs
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- pottos
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noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nitro-
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- pituri
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noun,
a solanaceous shrub or small tree, Duboisia hopwoodi, of Australia.
- Pitris
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- nocti-
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- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Poitou
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noun,
a region and former province in W France.
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- Norris
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noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- pisci-
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- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- Nostoc
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Spirit
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- poison
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- isopor
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noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- Potosi
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noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- potion
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- picro-
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- sporo-
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- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- irrupt
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verb (used without object),
to break or burst in suddenly.
- torpor
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noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- Pontus
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noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- tip-in
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noun,
tap-in.
- porous
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adjective,
full of pores.
- itious
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- porion
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- pooris
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- otitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- tinct.
-
- Scotti
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- coopts
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verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- strunt
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noun,
the fleshy part or stump of a tail, especially of a horse's tail.
- copro-
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- tutors
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noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- Tustin
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- scoto-
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- outsit
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verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- corpus
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noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- Scioto
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noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- option
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noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- Turpin
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noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- optics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- turnip
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noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- costo-
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- turion
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noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Cotton
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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.
- coupon
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noun,
a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.
- stupor
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- Scipio
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noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- orison
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noun,
a prayer.
- courts
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- strict
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adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- rotors
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noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- urino-
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- uptorn
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verb,
past participle of uptear.
- cirro-
-
- cirrus
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noun,
Meteorology.
a cloud of a class characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands and a composition of ice crystals: of high altitude, about 20,000–40,000 feet (6000–12,000 meters).
a cirriform cloud.
- uproot
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verb (used with object),
to pull out by or as if by the roots:
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Citron
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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.
- unstop
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verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- contr.
-
- unroot
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verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- roncos
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noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- unrips
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verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- stript
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noun,
a striptease.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- Rustin
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noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- Ruston
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- put-on
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noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- cursor
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noun,
Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed.
- Proust
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- Proton
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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.
- tropo-
-
- turco-
-
- proto-
-
- cupro-
-
- troops
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noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- Curtin
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noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- Sutton
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- icono-
-
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- priors
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- incorr
-
- trouts
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noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- tropic
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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.
- spiro-
-
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- scroop
-
noun,
a scrooping sound.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- Cronus
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noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- spruit
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noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- 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.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- cruors
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- spor-
-
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- pico-
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- 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.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- Sino-
-
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- purrs
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- putto
-
noun,
a representation of a cherubic infant, often shown winged.
- putts
-
noun,
an act of putting.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Scot.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- rcpt.
-
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- sito-
-
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- riots
-
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.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Port.
-
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- post-
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- Prus.
-
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- 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.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- proc.
-
- pron.
-
- pros.
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Prot.
-
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- corpn
-
- torts
-
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.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- toti-
-
- corp.
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- intr.
-
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- corr.
-
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- 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.
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- UNCIO
-
- ition
-
- copr-
-
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- istic
-
- tutor
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Trout
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- Trust
-
noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crit.
-
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- trop-
-
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- init.
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- icons
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- currs
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- topo-
-
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- tious
-
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- octo-
-
- onco-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- onto-
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Supt.
-
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Sturt
-
noun,
violent quarreling.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opto-
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- strut
-
noun,
the act of strutting.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- 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.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Oruro
-
noun,
a city in W Bolivia: a former capital, over 12,000 feet (3660 meters) high.
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- 30-30
-
- nuci-
-
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- coop.
-
- Unit.
-
- nitr-
-
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- cont.
-
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- noct-
-
- Const
-
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- tono-
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cons.
-
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- noso-
-
- noto-
-
- Rus.
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- uni-
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- rpt.
-
- USTC
-
- scr.
-
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- sci.
-
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- USRC
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uro-
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- USPO
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Tit.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tion
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sur-
-
- supr
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- str.
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- top-
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tron
-
- trit
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tri-
-
- Soni
-
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- 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.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- 1080
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pct.
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- out-
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- cur.
-
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- 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.
- 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.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pot.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- pos.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- 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.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- Cort
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Oct.
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- 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.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- iso-
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- itis
-
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ious
-
- 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.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Inc.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- oro-
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- INRI
-
- Ont.
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- 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.
- 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.
- purs
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- putt
-
noun,
an act of putting.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- 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.
- cir.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Con.
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- rit.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- 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.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- 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.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- purr
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- prin
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- prs.
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- pts.
-
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- 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.
- pro-
-
- ipr
-
- USN
-
- IPS
-
- IPO
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- IRC
-
- IOU
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- 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 = .
- IOC
-
- USC
-
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Ir.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- USO
-
- Co.
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- uti
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- UTC
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- NCO
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- 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.
- IUS
-
- IRO
-
- USR
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- cp.
-
- ITC
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- tr.
-
- IRS
-
- USP
-
- Tpr
-
- UCR
-
- cr.
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- CNS
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- uns
-
- CPU
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CST
-
- trp
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- TSI
-
- up-
-
- TSP
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- TTS
-
- Tu.
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- unp
-
- CNO
-
- UPC
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ics
-
- cs.
-
- UNO
-
- ct.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ur-
-
- in.
-
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- CIP
-
- UIT
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- UPI
-
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- unc
-
- Tro
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- CPS
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CRP
-
- OTC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSC
-
- PRC
-
- SNU
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- POR
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POC
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PTT
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- SPR
-
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- spt
-
- Pr.
-
- pc.
-
- Sr.
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PUC
-
- St.
-
- sc.
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- RNR
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- SCP
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- prn
-
- STI
-
- Oc.
-
- TCS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- 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.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- op.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- oo-
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TNT
-
- 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.
- NOP
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- NOC
-
- ons
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOT
-
- ot-
-
- OSO
-
- OTS
-
- oon
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- STP
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OSP
-
- NI
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RO
-
- TN
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- N.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RU
-
- 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.
- NP
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- CU
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- RP
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NC
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- S.
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- O.
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- TT
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- UI
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- t.
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- TP
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- T1
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- TC
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- SN
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- U.
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- UC
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- P.
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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.
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SU
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- IP
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- ic
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
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- R.
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- RC
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- RI
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- RN
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- PU
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