Anagrams of counterspies
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- supertonic
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noun,
the second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.
- resections
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- secretions
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- supersonic
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adjective,
greater than the speed of sound waves through air.
- prosecutes
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verb (used with object),
Law.
to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.
to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- interposes
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verb (used with object),
to place between; cause to intervene:
- precession
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noun,
the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- courtesies
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noun,
excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior.
- encopresis
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noun,
involuntary defecation.
- percussion
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noun,
the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
- necropsies
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noun,
the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- stenopeic
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noun,
a device, as of wood, metal, or cardboard, with a narrow horizontal slit, worn over the eyes for protection against bright sunlight.
- susceptor
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noun,
a piece of metallic film on a package of microwaveable food that helps cook and brown the food by producing and concentrating energy on the food's outer surface.
- neoterics
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- prescient
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adjective,
having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight:
- centuries
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noun,
a period of 100 years.
- sericeous
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adjective,
silky.
- Petronius
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (Gaius Petronius Arbiter"Arbiter Elegantiae") died a.d. 66? Roman satirist.
- coinsures
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- serotines
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- prentices
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noun,
a male given name.
- potencies
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noun,
the state or quality of being potent.
- Perotinus
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noun,
("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- cinereous
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adjective,
in the state of or reduced to ashes:
- recession
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- cerussite
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noun,
a mineral, lead carbonate, PbCO 3 , found in masses or in colorless, transparent crystals: an important ore of lead.
- cespitose
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adjective,
forming mats; growing in dense tufts.
- entropies
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
(on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.
(in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
- unrespect
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- isoprenes
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- icteruses
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- Cupertino
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noun,
a town in W California.
- Nestorius
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noun,
died a.d. 451? Syrian ecclesiastic: patriarch of Constantinople 428–431.
- isentrope
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noun,
a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- neurotics
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- eruptions
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noun,
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
- inspector
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noun,
a person who inspects.
- piecrusts
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noun,
the crust or shell of a pie.
- prosecute
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verb (used with object),
Law.
to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.
to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- Serpentis
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noun,
genitive of Serpens.
- ceintures
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noun,
cincture (defs 1, 2).
- countries
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noun,
a state or nation:
- conspires
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- reception
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noun,
the act of receiving or the state of being received.
- pectinose
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noun,
arabinose.
- secretion
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noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- resection
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noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- sinecures
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noun,
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- construes
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noun,
the act of construing.
- interpose
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verb (used with object),
to place between; cause to intervene:
- secretins
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- construe
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noun,
the act of construing.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- incrusts
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- coituses
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- ructions
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- crispens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- penuries
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noun,
extreme poverty; destitution.
- insecure
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adjective,
subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured:
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- pentoses
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noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- sinecure
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noun,
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- posterns
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- ripostes
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- percents
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- peroneus
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noun,
any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- eruption
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noun,
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
- 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.
- repousse
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noun,
the art or process of producing repoussé designs.
- picotees
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noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- pictures
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- counter-
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- counters
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noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- Countess
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noun,
the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of Continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- essonite
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noun,
Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- reposits
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- Couperin
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1668–1733, French composer.
- piecrust
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noun,
the crust or shell of a pie.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- pioneers
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- spinster
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- poetries
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- rictuses
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- eucrites
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- enuresis
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noun,
lack of control of urination, especially during sleep; bed-wetting; urinary incontinence.
- Princess
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noun,
a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
- reunites
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- epicures
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noun,
a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.
- retinues
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noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- Peterson
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noun,
Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- response
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noun,
an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- estrones
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- respites
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- respects
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- resinous
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adjective,
full of or containing resin.
- tonsures
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- esurient
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adjective,
hungry; greedy.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- resupine
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adjective,
lying on the back; supine.
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- potences
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noun,
potency.
- scouters
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- sureties
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noun,
security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- trounces
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- necroses
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- precious
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noun,
a dearly beloved person; darling.
- cuprites
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- spectro-
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- spectres
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noun,
specter.
- Scorpius
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noun,
the Scorpion, a zodiacal constellation between Sagittarius and Libra, containing the bright star Antares.
- isostere
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- isoprene
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- specious
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adjective,
apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible:
- presents
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noun,
the present time.
- tropines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- ceinture
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noun,
cincture (defs 1, 2).
- curtsies
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noun,
a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- sentries
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noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- suctions
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- spencers
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- prosects
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- Preussen
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noun,
German name of Prussia.
- centesis
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noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- sections
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- neurosis
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noun,
Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- neuroses
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noun,
Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- censures
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noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- precents
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- pruinose
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adjective,
covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- coesites
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- inspects
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- citruses
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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.
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- encrusts
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- 11-point
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- cistrons
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- crustose
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adjective,
forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.
- sceptres
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- punsters
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noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- ensures
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verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- Poussin
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noun,
Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1594–1655, French painter.
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- presets
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- prestos
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- encrust
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- precent
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- pounces
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noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- potsies
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noun,
hopscotch.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- poteens
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- poetess
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noun,
a woman who writes poetry.
- poesies
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noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- spinets
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- piteous
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adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Spencer
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- spinose
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adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- Curtiss
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noun,
Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, U.S. inventor: pioneer in the field of aviation.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- Spenser
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noun,
Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
- precess
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verb (used without object),
to undergo precession (def 2).
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- poseurs
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- epicure
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noun,
a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.
- sunrise
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noun,
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
- potence
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noun,
potency.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- toupees
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noun,
a man's wig.
- spences
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noun,
a pantry.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- posters
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- entero-
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- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Persson
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noun,
Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- spinous
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adjective,
covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- Orestes
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- tensors
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- tenures
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- sterno-
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- suspire
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verb (used with object),
to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- stereo-
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- stepson
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noun,
a son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- ousters
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- pectens
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- suspect
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noun,
a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like.
- insures
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- neutro-
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- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- sunspot
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noun,
one of the relatively dark patches that appear periodically on the surface of the sun and affect terrestrial magnetism and certain other terrestrial phenomena.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- norites
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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.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- sucrose
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noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- stupors
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- neuters
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noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- stripes
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Neupest
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noun,
German name of Ujpest.
- supines
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noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- nestors
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- oestrus
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noun,
estrus.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- stopers
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- stoners
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- pectins
-
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.
- pectose
-
noun,
protopectin.
- escorts
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- estrous
-
adjective,
pertaining to or involving the estrus.
- pesters
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- spriest
-
adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- eucrite
-
noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- Petrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- tone-up
-
noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- tonsure
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- tonuses
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- petrous
-
adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- tocsins
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- estrins
-
noun,
estrone.
- piceous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- picotee
-
noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- picture
-
noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- esprits
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- pierces
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- espouse
-
verb (used with object),
to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- Pioneer
-
noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- sprints
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sprites
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- pectous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- percent
-
noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- insteps
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- inspect
-
verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- Peneios
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- penises
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- spruces
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- pentose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- peonies
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- inpours
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- sprouts
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- percuss
-
verb (used with object),
Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- Persius
-
noun,
(Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- pereion
-
noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- incrust
-
verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- incross
-
noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- incests
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incepts
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- Perseus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a hero, the son of Zeus and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa, and afterward saved Andromeda from a sea monster.
- ictuses
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- persist
-
verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- icterus
-
noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- princes
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- precise
-
adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- consist
-
noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- uncross
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a crossed position, as the legs.
- repents
-
adjective,
creeping.
- cession
-
noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- resects
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- cornute
-
adjective,
cornuted.
- centro-
-
- cesspit
-
noun,
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
- costers
-
noun,
costermonger.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- centri-
-
- scepter
-
noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- centres
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- reputes
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- sereins
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- recepts
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- unrests
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- copters
-
noun,
helicopter.
- Crispen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- secerns
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- rustics
-
noun,
a country person.
- repines
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- receipt
-
noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- Croesus
-
noun,
died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- citrons
-
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.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Script.
-
- cosines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- tureens
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- reopens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- respect
-
noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- scouter
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- serious
-
noun,
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
- reissue
-
noun,
something that is issued again, as a book or a motion picture.
- Socinus
-
noun,
Faustus [faw-stuh s] /ˈfɔ stəs/ (Show IPA), (Fausto Sozzini) 1539–1604, and his uncle, Laelius [lee-lee-uh s] /ˈli li əs/ (Show IPA) (Lelio Sozzini), 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers.
- respite
-
noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- uprises
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- scoters
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- cerises
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- soirees
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- reunite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- corsets
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- crepons
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- cereous
-
adjective,
waxlike.
- retinue
-
noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- Screens
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- recoups
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- cresset
-
noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- Serpens
-
noun,
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
- sorites
-
noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- censure
-
noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- re-pose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- sinters
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- troupes
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- seiners
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- unsteps
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- Proteus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- protein
-
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.
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- cuprite
-
noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- uterine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- censors
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- sceptre
-
noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- contuse
-
verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- prosect
-
verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- constr.
-
- curites
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- process
-
noun,
a systematic series of actions directed to some end:
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- prisons
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- ruction
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- rescues
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- prussic
-
adjective,
of or derived from prussic acid.
- spectre
-
noun,
specter.
- secrets
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- purines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- censers
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- Serpent
-
noun,
a snake.
- punties
-
noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- punster
-
noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- puisnes
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- serines
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- copiers
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- resents
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- pterous
-
- specter
-
noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- secures
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- courses
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- Roscius
-
noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), c126–c62 b.c, Roman actor.
- souters
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- species
-
noun,
a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
- unstops
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- cruises
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- Soutine
-
noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- steres
-
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- 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.
- serous
-
adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- Peneus
-
noun,
ancient name of Salambria.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- sprues
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- rupees
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- spruit
-
noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- russet
-
noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- Russo-
-
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- pecten
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- spurns
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- spurts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- steeps
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steno-
-
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- rutins
-
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.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- nurses
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- strops
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- stupor
-
noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- Oeneus
-
noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- stours
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- scutes
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- stoups
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stupes
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Stopes
-
noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- suints
-
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.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- suites
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- 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.
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- septi-
-
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- sucres
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Scotus
-
noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- stipos
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Scopes
-
noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- scours
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Scouse
-
noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- onuses
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- scrips
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- opuses
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- optics
-
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.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- Pontus
-
noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spices
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- posits
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- posset
-
noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- rectos
-
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- recti-
-
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- precut
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- Proust
-
noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- speers
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- pounce
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- purses
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- purees
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- ptero-
-
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- ptosis
-
noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Piston
-
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.
- spruce
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- reuses
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- peruse
-
verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- 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.
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rousts
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- rouses
-
noun,
a rousing.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- rosins
-
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.
- perses
-
noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sirups
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- sprits
-
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.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- petro-
-
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- spiro-
-
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Pisces
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- piscos
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- picro-
-
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- spouts
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- spouse
-
noun,
either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- sports
-
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.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- repute
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- nocti-
-
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- tripes
-
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.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- custos
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- ensues
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- cuisse
-
noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- cteno-
-
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- tsuris
-
noun,
trouble; woe.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- cupro-
-
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- 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.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- curses
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- 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.
- enter-
-
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- estrus
-
noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- Europe
-
noun,
a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. About 4,017,000 sq. mi. (10,404,000 sq. km).
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- tissue
-
noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- inpour
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- toupee
-
noun,
a man's wig.
- tossup
-
noun,
the tossing of a coin to decide something by its fall.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- escent
-
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- unstop
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- upsets
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- 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.
- Citrus
-
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.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- cestus
-
noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contr.
-
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- utero-
-
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- census
-
noun,
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centi-
-
- centr-
-
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- urino-
-
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- turnip
-
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.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- turco-
-
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- crisps
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- cross-
-
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- copses
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- necro-
-
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- intro.
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- supers
-
noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- neuro-
-
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- inter.
-
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- sunset
-
noun,
the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- instr.
-
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nitro-
-
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- super-
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- rept.
-
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Supt.
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- UNCIO
-
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- corpn
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- cores
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- 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.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- corp.
-
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- 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.
- resp.
-
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- spec.
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- puses
-
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.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Recit
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- recip
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crit.
-
- OPers
-
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- rcpt.
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- opsis
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reni-
-
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- puree
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- 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.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- rect.
-
- inst.
-
- recpt
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- nitr-
-
- cert.
-
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Scot.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- 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.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- sect.
-
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- 30-30
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- noct-
-
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- USSCt
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Sept.
-
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Seric
-
- scups
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- 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.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- cent.
-
- sero-
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- neut.
-
- 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.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Sino-
-
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- neur-
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- sito-
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- copr-
-
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- 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.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- rusts
-
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.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- seti-
-
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- nuci-
-
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- teno-
-
- 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.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- 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.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- tiers
-
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.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- 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.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- ESPEC
-
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- spor-
-
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Epis.
-
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Port.
-
- 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):
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- 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.
- spies
-
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- poet.
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Episc
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- 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.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Epist
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- icons
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- 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).
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peri-
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- 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.
- tious
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- pert.
-
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- insep
-
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pene-
-
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- insp.
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- intr.
-
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- 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.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pico-
-
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Euro-
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- petr-
-
- petri
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- econ.
-
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- 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.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ecto-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- Prus.
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- oste-
-
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- pret.
-
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- trop-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Pres.
-
- 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.
- ORuss
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Prot.
-
- 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.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- 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.
- post-
-
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- pron.
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ento-
-
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- pros.
-
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- poss.
-
- step-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- proc.
-
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- Ipsus
-
noun,
an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- ster.
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- 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.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- uro-
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USPS
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- 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.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ten.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- sepn
-
- USTC
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- Tues
-
- USRC
-
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- USPO
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- USIS
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- tion
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- tron
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sur-
-
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- uni-
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- str.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- supr
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Soni
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- top-
-
- uret
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Ste.
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- ter.
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sics
-
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).
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- 1080
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- nos-
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Oct.
-
- OEEC
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- ious
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Inc.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- 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 = .
- Ire.
-
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- ISSN
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- NCTE
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- Ont.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Eur.
-
- Pet.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Pers
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pen.
-
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- osis
-
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- pct.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- 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.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- 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.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Con.
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- 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).
- 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.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cts.
-
- cet-
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CERN
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Ceto
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- ctr.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ESIS
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- epit
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- etc.
-
- 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.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- eco-
-
- cur.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- epi-
-
- ect-
-
- EEOC
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eous
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- 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.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- rpt.
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- purs
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Rus.
-
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- pts.
-
- 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.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- psec
-
- sci.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- scr.
-
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- 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.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rep.
-
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- pro-
-
- pos.
-
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- prin
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- pre-
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pot.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- 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):
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- sec.
-
- prec
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- unp
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SCP
-
- Ep.
-
- CNS
-
- ROP
-
- USP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- EOE
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- EPT
-
- ene
-
- se-
-
- USO
-
- en-
-
- USN
-
- EIS
-
- sc.
-
- eir
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EPS
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- UPC
-
- ETR
-
- uti
-
- ETO
-
- SCS
-
- 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.
- ESU
-
- Co.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- cp.
-
- UPI
-
- cr.
-
- CNO
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- up-
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cs.
-
- ERT
-
- Esc
-
- USR
-
- ese
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ct.
-
- SRO
-
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- ETS
-
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- CPU
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- UCR
-
- CRP
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- 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).
- USS
-
- UIT
-
- USC
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CIE
-
- ure
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Une
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ur-
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- So.
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- unc
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CSO
-
- ec-
-
- Rs.
-
- rt.
-
- 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.
- Sp.
-
- 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.
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- CEO
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- RPO
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- CIP
-
- Tro
-
- eo-
-
- trp
-
- rte
-
- CSR
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- CST
-
- 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.
- cte
-
- tue
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- TSE
-
- Tu.
-
- RTS
-
- TSS
-
- 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.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ier
-
- 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.
- ons
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- 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.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OCS
-
- PUC
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- PSS
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- STP
-
- OCR
-
- STI
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- 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.
- NOP
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- eu-
-
- 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.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- NPR
-
- OTC
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- ose
-
- PSE
-
- NOC
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PTO
-
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- spt
-
- SPS
-
- POR
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- POC
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- SPR
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- 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
-
- Sr.
-
- pt.
-
- PSC
-
- Pr.
-
- OSP
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- prn
-
- SRS
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- ss.
-
- Ps.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- 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.
- ISR
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- IPO
-
- ist
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- IUS
-
- NCO
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- ipr
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ics
-
- ITU
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- io-
-
- PRC
-
- in.
-
- SNU
-
- ine
-
- 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.
- 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 = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- RCS
-
- RCN
-
- TCS
-
- NES
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- RCT
-
- 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:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Re.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RPS
-
- Sus
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- RCP
-
- RN
-
- RP
-
- CE
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RC
-
- i.
-
- SU
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ic
-
- SN
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RI
-
- CU
-
- TN
-
- RU
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UI
-
- PU
-
- TC
-
- NP
-
- S.
-
- NI
-
- T1
-
- NC
-
- N.
-
- t.
-
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TP
-
- EI
-
- IP
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- ee
-
- UC
-
- 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.
- U.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- O.
-
- RO
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.