Anagrams of crow-pheasant
Word crow-pheasant has
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- anastrophe
-
noun,
inversion of the usual order of words.
- portances
-
noun,
bearing; behavior.
- cenotaphs
-
noun,
a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
- one-a-cat
-
noun,
one old cat.
- chaperons
-
noun,
a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- anchorets
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noun,
anchorite.
- two-phase
-
adjective,
diphase.
- townscape
-
noun,
a scene or view, either pictorial or natural, of a town or city.
- pancreat-
-
- anteporch
-
noun,
an outer porch.
- Parthenos
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noun,
an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pheasant
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noun,
any of numerous large, usually long-tailed, Old World gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, widely introduced.
- portance
-
noun,
bearing; behavior.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- poachers
-
noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- crowstep
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noun,
corbiestep.
- apastron
-
noun,
the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- warpaths
-
noun,
the path or course taken by American Indians on a warlike expedition.
- crownets
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noun,
a coronet.
- sphaero-
-
- phonates
-
verb (used with or without object),
Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
- Cawnpore
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noun,
former name of Kanpur.
- spectro-
-
- peacoats
-
noun,
pea jacket.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- chaperon
-
noun,
a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- cenotaph
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noun,
a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
- pancreas
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noun,
a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
- anchoret
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noun,
anchorite.
- anthrop.
-
- capstone
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- panochas
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noun,
Also, penuche. a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
- phaetons
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noun,
any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
- chanters
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noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- watchers
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noun,
a person who watches or who keeps watch.
- archaeo-
-
- Peshawar
-
noun,
a city in N Pakistan, near the Khyber Pass: capital of the former North-West Frontier province.
- Stanhope
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noun,
a light, open, one-seated, horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels.
- hapteron
-
noun,
a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- hanapers
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noun,
a wicker receptacle for documents.
- phorates
-
noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- Paterson
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- operants
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Sheraton
-
noun,
Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- tracheas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- tracheo-
-
- acantho-
-
- pronates
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Wahpeton
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- caproate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of caproic acid.
- Powhatan
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noun,
a member of any of the Indian tribes belonging to the Powhatan Confederacy.
- sharpen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sharp or sharper.
- Arachne
-
noun,
a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider for her presumption.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- Arapesh
-
noun,
a member of a Papuan people of Papua New Guinea.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- thenars
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- tephras
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- Sno-Cat
-
- partans
-
noun,
a crab.
- parches
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- enwraps
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap or envelop in something.
- crepons
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Saracen
-
noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Paoshan
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Baoshan.
- orphans
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- Spartan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- watcher
-
noun,
a person who watches or who keeps watch.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- centro-
-
- spheno-
-
- patches
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noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- shorten
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verb (used with object),
to make short or shorter.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- cowpeas
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noun,
a plant, Vigna unguiculata, extensively cultivated in the southern U.S. for forage, soil improvement, etc.
- saphena
-
noun,
saphenous vein.
- Tarasco
-
noun,
Tarascan.
- Newport
-
noun,
a seaport in Gwent, in SE Wales, near the Severn estuary.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- partons
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- shoepac
-
noun,
a heavy, laced, waterproof boot.
- eparchs
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- Crashaw
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noun,
Richard, 1613–49, English poet.
- carpets
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- watches
-
noun,
close, continuous observation for the purpose of seeing or discovering something:
- nephro-
-
- Archean
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to rocks of the Archeozoic portion of the Precambrian Era.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- warpath
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noun,
the path or course taken by American Indians on a warlike expedition.
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- Cathars
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noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- carnets
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- techno-
-
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Sarnath
-
noun,
an ancient Buddhist pilgrimage center in N India, near Varanasi: Buddha's first sermon preached here; many ancient Buddhist monuments.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- scapho-
-
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- arseno-
-
- Asenath
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noun,
the wife of Joseph and the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim. Gen. 41:45; 46:20.
- crownet
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noun,
a coronet.
- catnaps
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- Panther
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noun,
the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- archons
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- oraches
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- panocha
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noun,
Also, penuche. a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
- snowcap
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noun,
a layer of snow forming a cap on or covering the top of something, as a mountain peak or ridge.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- Sephora
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noun,
Zipporah.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- nectars
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- panache
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noun,
a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair:
- carhops
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noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- octanes
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- tarpans
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noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- senhora
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noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- sea-cow
-
noun,
any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong.
- notches
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- sphero-
-
- Actaeon
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noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- chasten
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- tranche
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noun,
Finance.
one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment:
a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
- prances
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- hepcats
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- capstan
-
noun,
any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc.
- pothers
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noun,
commotion; uproar.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- constr.
-
- Acheson
-
noun,
Dean (Gooderham) [goo d-er-ham,, -uh m] /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm,, -əm/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
- postwar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a period following a war:
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- porches
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noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- contra-
-
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- poaches
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- torches
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- roaches
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- phreno-
-
- chatons
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- Copehan
-
noun,
Wintun.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- capotes
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- ranchos
-
noun,
a ranch.
- choreas
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- ranches
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- chorten
-
noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- toecaps
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- wreaths
-
noun,
a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- tochers
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- Preston
-
noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- cheapos
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- stewpan
-
noun,
a pan for stewing; saucepan.
- sterno-
-
- pschent
-
noun,
the double crown worn by ancient Egyptian kings, symbolic of dominion over Upper and Lower Egypt, which had previously been separate kingdoms.
- hepato-
-
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- prosect
-
verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- pronate
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- Achates
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) the faithful companion and friend of Aeneas.
- threaps
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- poacher
-
noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- phorate
-
noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- haptens
-
noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- chapter
-
noun,
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
- Perchta
-
noun,
the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- trachea
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- antero-
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Pechora
-
noun,
a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
- peasant
-
noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- Pescara
-
noun,
a city in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- anthers
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Pearson
-
noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- peacoat
-
noun,
pea jacket.
- Antwerp
-
noun,
a seaport in N Belgium, on the Scheldt.
- Thraces
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- Ephrata
-
noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania.
- hanaper
-
noun,
a wicker receptacle for documents.
- canapes
-
noun,
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- cerato-
-
- transp.
-
- hoarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- persona
-
noun,
a person.
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- phonate
-
verb (used with or without object),
Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
- Wheaton
-
noun,
a town in central Maryland.
- anapest
-
noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- Phocaea
-
noun,
an ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities; later an important maritime state.
- anarchs
-
noun,
anarchist.
- Wharton
-
noun,
Edith, 1862–1937, U.S. novelist.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- anchors
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- stearo-
-
- strophe
-
noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- captans
-
noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- chanter
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- copters
-
noun,
helicopter.
- athanor
-
noun,
a digester furnace with a self-feeding fuel supply contained in a towerlike contrivance, ensuring a constant, durable temperature.
- phaeton
-
noun,
any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
- swathe
-
noun,
a band of linen or the like in which something is wrapped; wrapping; bandage.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- swarth
-
noun,
sward; greensward.
- escrow
-
noun,
a contract, deed, bond, or other written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfillment of some condition.
- Tanach
-
noun,
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or Neviim, and the Hagiographa or Ketuvim, taken as a whole.
- swatch
-
noun,
a sample of cloth or other material.
- hawser
-
noun,
a heavy rope for mooring or towing.
- tacho-
-
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- ethno-
-
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- hapten
-
noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- epochs
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- 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.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- thrawn
-
adjective,
twisted; crooked; distorted.
- thraws
-
adjective,
Scot. thrawn (def 1).
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- contr.
-
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- thrown
-
noun,
an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Chron.
-
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- ephors
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- eparch
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Tarnow
-
noun,
a city in SE Poland, E of Cracow.
- enwrap
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap or envelop in something.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- tarso-
-
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- cowers
-
verb (used without object),
to crouch, as in fear or shame.
- cteno-
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- crwths
-
noun,
crowd2 .
- Crowns
-
noun,
any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Cowper
-
noun,
William, 1731–1800, English poet and hymnologist.
- cowpea
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna unguiculata, extensively cultivated in the southern U.S. for forage, soil improvement, etc.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- rowens
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
- pathos
-
noun,
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- sacro-
-
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Pathan
-
noun,
Afghan (def 1).
- Rowena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rowans
-
noun,
the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
- penta-
-
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Pesach
-
noun,
Passover (def 1).
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- patho-
-
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- petro-
-
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- panto-
-
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Parcae
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- sapro-
-
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- Pashto
-
noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rectos
-
- ptero-
-
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- preach
-
verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- prawns
-
noun,
any of various shrimplike decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc., certain of which are used as food.
- phanos
-
noun,
fanon.
- phren.
-
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- phasor
-
noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- pheno-
-
- phones
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- phonet
-
- phrase
-
noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- Potash
-
noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- Powers
-
noun,
Hiram, 1805–73, U.S. sculptor.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- sowcar
-
noun,
soucar.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nephr-
-
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- shower
-
noun,
a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- norths
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- hecto-
-
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hepat-
-
- hepcat
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- hepta-
-
- steno-
-
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- spathe
-
noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- hornet
-
noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- sarco-
-
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- orphan
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- Oshawa
-
noun,
a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.
- scato-
-
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- scarph
-
noun,
a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
- owners
-
noun,
a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- pachas
-
noun,
pasha.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- seawan
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- seraph
-
noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- Sherpa
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- Sharpe
-
noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- Shaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- shapen
-
adjective,
having a designated shape (usually used in combination):
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- chopas
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Towner
-
noun,
a person who lives in a town or city.
- Townes
-
noun,
Charles Hard, 1915–2015, U.S. physicist and educator: Nobel Prize in physics 1964.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- antho-
-
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- cashew
-
noun,
a tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to tropical America, having milky juice, simple, leathery leaves, and yellowish-pink flowers in open clusters.
- carpo-
-
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- weapon
-
noun,
any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnap
-
noun,
Rudolf P. 1891–1970, U.S. philosopher, born in Germany.
- towser
-
noun,
a big dog.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- Watson
-
noun,
James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.
- cashaw
-
noun,
cushaw.
- Caspar
-
noun,
one of the three Magi.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- wheats
-
noun,
the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes, etc., and for other culinary and nutritional purposes.
- whorts
-
noun,
the whortleberry.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- catnap
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- aeron.
-
- whenas
-
conjunction,
Archaic.
when.
inasmuch as.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- anarch
-
noun,
anarchist.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- Weston
-
noun,
Edward, 1886–1958, U.S. photographer.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Towers
-
noun,
a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- answer
-
noun,
a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.:
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Waters
-
noun,
Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.
- centr-
-
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- canape
-
noun,
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- ashcan
-
noun,
a large metal barrel, can, or similar receptacle for ashes, garbage, or refuse.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- cahows
-
noun,
a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda, until recently thought to have become extinct.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- astro-
-
- astron
-
- twerps
-
noun,
an insignificant or despicable fellow:
- Tswana
-
noun,
a member of a numerous people of Botswana and neighboring parts of South Africa.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Athena
-
noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- 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.
- 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.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- wataps
-
noun,
a thread made by North American Indians from the divided roots of certain conifers and used in weaving and sewing.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- waster
-
noun,
a person or thing that wastes time, money, etc.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- captan
-
noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- archt.
-
- washer
-
noun,
a person or thing that washes.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- arhats
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- arsen-
-
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trans.
-
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Apache
-
noun,
a Parisian gangster, rowdy, or ruffian.
- troph-
-
- Chaoan
-
noun,
former name of Chaozhou.
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- cerat-
-
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- worsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become worse.
- cheapo
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- wretch
-
noun,
a deplorably unfortunate or unhappy person.
- worset
-
noun, adjective,
worsted.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- chaeta
-
noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- aceto-
-
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Wrench
-
noun,
a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist:
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Aachen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: coronation city of German kings 936–1531.
- wreath
-
noun,
a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- worths
-
noun,
excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem:
- chapes
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- wraths
-
noun,
strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.
- charas
-
noun,
hashish.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Charta
-
noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- Chewa
-
noun,
a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Malawi.
- oste-
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- wares
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- schwa
-
noun,
the mid-central, neutral vowel sound typically occurring in unstressed syllables in English, however spelled, as the sound of a in alone and sofa, e in system, i in easily, o in gallop, u in circus.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- noct-
-
- Showa
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Hirohito, begun in 1926.
- Owens
-
noun,
Jesse (John Cleveland) 1913–80, U.S. athlete.
- 30-30
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orch.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- wants
-
noun,
something wanted or needed; necessity:
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Orth.
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- owner
-
noun,
a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
- wrest
-
noun,
a wresting; twist or wrench.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- areo-
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- newts
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- sarc-
-
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Warta
-
noun,
a river in Poland, flowing NW and W into the Oder. 445 miles (715 km) long.
- Wash.
-
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- Washo
-
noun,
a member of a tribe of North American Indians living in western Nevada and northeastern California.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- recpt
-
- pant-
-
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- wrapt
-
noun,
something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater:
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- warns
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- shown
-
noun,
a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- shpt.
-
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- shrew
-
noun,
a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant.
- Wrath
-
noun,
strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- pacas
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- warps
-
noun,
a bend, twist, or variation from a straight or flat form in something, as in wood that has dried unevenly.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacha
-
noun,
pasha.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Scot.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- wroth
-
adjective,
angry; wrathful (usually used predicatively):
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- serow
-
noun,
a goat antelope of the genus Capricornis, of eastern Asia, related to the goral: the Sumatran serow is endangered.
- sero-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- sewan
-
noun,
seawan.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Sept.
-
- wrote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of write.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- trows
-
verb (used with or without object),
to believe, think, or suppose.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- twerp
-
noun,
an insignificant or despicable fellow:
- Aswan
-
noun,
Ancient Syene. a city in SE Egypt, on the Nile.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Shawn
-
noun,
Ted (Edwin M) 1891–1972, U.S. dancer and choreographer (husband of Ruth St. Denis).
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- ASEAN
-
- wanes
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- rect.
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- screw
-
noun,
a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- asco-
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- rcpt.
-
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- ASPCA
-
- Waacs
-
noun,
U.S. Military.
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps: founded during World War II.
a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Compare Wac.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- 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.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- Norw.
-
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- OPers
-
- post-
-
- arche
-
- worse
-
noun,
that which is worse.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- 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.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- phane
-
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- whaps
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- anat.
-
- wheat
-
noun,
the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes, etc., and for other culinary and nutritional purposes.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- phon.
-
- petr-
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- rept.
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Pres.
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 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).
- acpt.
-
- prawn
-
noun,
any of various shrimplike decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc., certain of which are used as food.
- pert.
-
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- 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.
- peta-
-
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- acro-
-
- Rowan
-
noun,
the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
- 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):
- rhoea
-
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- rhet.
-
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- whort
-
noun,
the whortleberry.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- wocas
-
noun,
a yellow pond lily, Nuphar polysepalum, of northwestern North America, having heart-shaped leaves and cup-shaped flowers.
- resp.
-
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Port.
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- whose
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- actos
-
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- whops
-
noun,
a forcible blow.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- phons
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- prae-
-
- resaw
-
noun,
Lumbering. a machine for cutting logs into lumber.
- phore
-
- phot.
-
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- poet.
-
- whets
-
noun,
the act of whetting.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- POWER
-
noun,
ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- aero-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- wench
-
noun,
a country lass or working girl:
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- water
-
noun,
a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Pasch
-
noun,
the Jewish festival of Passover.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Apoc.
-
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- pasha
-
noun,
a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.
- watch
-
noun,
close, continuous observation for the purpose of seeing or discovering something:
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- 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.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Worth
-
noun,
excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem:
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- worts
-
noun,
the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Arch.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- para-
-
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- part.
-
- pshaw
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pshaw!”.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- waste
-
noun,
useless consumption or expenditure; use without adequate return; an act or instance of wasting:
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Arawn
-
noun,
the lord of Annwfn.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Wotan
-
- watap
-
noun,
a thread made by North American Indians from the divided roots of certain conifers and used in weaving and sewing.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- weans
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- proc.
-
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- pron.
-
- pret.
-
- worst
-
noun,
that which is worst.
- anth-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- ante-
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Rowen
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pros.
-
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- Prot.
-
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- acet-
-
- path-
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Newar
-
noun,
a member of a Mongoloid people of Nepal.
- wears
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- chews
-
noun,
an act or instance of chewing.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ento-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- tears
-
- 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.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- thaws
-
noun,
the act or process of thawing.
- crwth
-
noun,
crowd2 .
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- 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.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- tera-
-
- cata-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Tower
-
noun,
a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- tech.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- crows
-
noun,
any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
- strow
-
verb,
strew.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Swart
-
noun,
Charles Robberts [rob-erts] /ˈrɒb ərts/ (Show IPA), 1894–1982, South African statesman: president 1961–67.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- sware
-
verb,
simple past tense of swear.
- Hansa
-
noun,
a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- strew
-
verb (used with object),
to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle:
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- straw
-
noun,
a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
- Hasan
-
noun,
(al-Hasan) a.d. 624?–669? Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- swath
-
noun,
the space covered by the stroke of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- carp-
-
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carew
-
noun,
Thomas, 1598?–1639? English poet.
- Neth.
-
- Esth.
-
- 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.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- swear
-
Verb phrases,
swear by,
to name (a sacred being or thing) as one's witness or guarantee in swearing.
Informal. to have great confidence in; rely on:
to have certain knowledge of:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- sworn
-
verb,
past participle of swear.
- swore
-
verb,
a simple past tense of swear.
- swept
-
noun,
the act of sweeping, especially a moving, removing, clearing, etc., by or as if by the use of a broom:
- sweat
-
noun,
the process of sweating or perspiring.
- Cath.
-
- Crown
-
noun,
any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
- Capt.
-
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- threw
-
noun,
an act or instance of throwing or casting; cast; fling.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- char-
-
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Const
-
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- copr-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- chap.
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cores
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Cons.
-
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- chows
-
noun,
food, especially hearty dishes or a meal.
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- chaws
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
chew.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- thraw
-
adjective,
Scot. thrawn (def 1).
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- cent.
-
- theor
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- theo-
-
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- craws
-
noun,
the crop of a bird or insect.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- 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.
- crews
-
noun,
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Theos
-
- thews
-
noun,
Usually, thews. muscle or sinew.
- 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.
- 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.
- corp.
-
- corpn
-
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- 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: ¢.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- sect.
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cower
-
verb (used without object),
to crouch, as in fear or shame.
- Cowes
-
noun,
a seaport on the Isle of Wight, in S England: resort.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- stowp
-
noun,
stoup.
- spor-
-
- Stowe
-
noun,
Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher, 1811–96, U.S. abolitionist and novelist.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- hosp.
-
- 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.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- 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.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- hort.
-
- Howes
-
noun,
a hole.
- cahow
-
noun,
a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda, until recently thought to have become extinct.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spec.
-
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- spawn
-
noun,
Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Srta.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- AWACS
-
noun,
a sophisticated detection aircraft, fitted with powerful radar and a computer, capable of simultaneously tracking and plotting large numbers of low-flying aircraft at much greater distances than is possible with ground radar.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- aware
-
adjective,
having knowledge; conscious; cognizant:
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- 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.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- awash
-
noun,
a river in E Ethiopia, flowing NE through the Great Rift Valley to near the Djibouti border. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- NAACP
-
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- treas
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- span-
-
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- trews
-
noun,
close-fitting tartan trousers, worn especially by certain Scottish regiments.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- troch
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Narew
-
noun,
a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- awner
-
noun,
a machine for cutting the awns from grain.
- naso-
-
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- herp.
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- 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.
- herns
-
- hect-
-
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- ster.
-
- caphs
-
noun,
kaph.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- step-
-
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hawse
-
noun,
the part of a bow where the hawseholes are located.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- caps.
-
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- sown
-
verb,
a past participle of sow1 .
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sewn
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- sawn
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Stow
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tRNA
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- shr.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- thew
-
noun,
Usually, thews. muscle or sinew.
- str.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- wons
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of win1 .
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- wops
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
- shwa
-
noun,
schwa.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Swat
-
noun,
a smart blow; slap; smack.
- wore
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- swot
-
noun,
a student who studies assiduously, especially to the exclusion of other activities or interests; grind.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Warp
-
noun,
a bend, twist, or variation from a straight or flat form in something, as in wood that has dried unevenly.
- worn
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- swop
-
verb (used with or without object),
swap.
- top-
-
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- WRAC
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- 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.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- show
-
noun,
a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- wart
-
noun,
a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
- WASP
-
noun,
any of numerous social or solitary hymenopterous insects of the Vespidae, Sphecidae, and allied families, generally having a long, slender body and narrow waist and, in the female, a stinger.
- Snow
-
noun,
Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air.
Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- swap
-
noun,
an exchange:
- Trow
-
verb (used with or without object),
to believe, think, or suppose.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SWAN
-
noun,
any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure-white plumage in the adult.
Compare mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- Wren
-
noun,
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- WRNS
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Sat.
-
- wrnt
-
- Shaw
-
noun,
Midland U.S. a small wood or thicket.
- wort
-
noun,
the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- tron
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- shew
-
verb (used with or without object),
show.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Wast
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- Rep.
-
- raws
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- rpt.
-
- SPCA
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- taws
-
noun,
a whip or leather thong used to drive a spinning top.
- tchr
-
- Sra.
-
- scr.
-
- went
-
noun,
the act of going:
- wept
-
noun,
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
- wert
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative and subj. of be.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- sch.
-
- 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.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ten.
-
- West
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. Abbreviation: W.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- wets
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- Ware
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- 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.
- RONA
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- scow
-
noun,
any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats.
- wans
-
noun,
wide-area network.
- Staw
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
stall1 .
- waps
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- rows
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- tows
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- RSWC
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Wear
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Rowe
-
noun,
Nicholas, 1674–1718, British poet and dramatist, poet laureate 1715–18.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Town
-
noun,
a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
- want
-
noun,
something wanted or needed; necessity:
- Ste.
-
- wens
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- whap
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- wean
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- whoa
-
interjection,
stop! (used especially to horses).
- RNAS
-
- warn
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Waco
-
noun,
a city in central Texas, on the Brazos River.
- whop
-
noun,
a forcible blow.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Wace
-
noun,
Robert [rob-ert;; French raw-ber] /ˈrɒb ərt;; French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), ("Wace of Jersey") c1100–c1180, Anglo-Norman poet born on the Channel Island of Jersey.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- sech
-
- WATS
-
noun,
bulk-rate telephone service that enables a subscriber to make an unlimited number of long-distance telephone calls within a given service area for a fixed monthly charge or to receive calls from given areas with no charge to the caller.
- 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.
- spew
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- 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.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sepn
-
- WHSE
-
- WAAC
-
noun,
U.S. Military.
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps: founded during World War II.
a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Compare Wac.
- Stew
-
noun,
a preparation of meat, fish, or other food cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat and vegetables.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tanh
-
- Tewa
-
noun,
a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- ter.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- what
-
noun,
the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Wane
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Wacs
-
noun,
a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- waes
-
noun,
woe.
- when
-
noun,
the time of anything:
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- thaw
-
noun,
the act or process of thawing.
- sec.
-
- the-
-
- whet
-
noun,
the act of whetting.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- 1080
-
- ance
-
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- haws
-
noun,
a sound or pause of hesitation.
Compare hem2 (def 3).
- Ewan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- HEAO
-
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- hewn
-
adjective,
felled and roughly shaped by hewing:
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- enc.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enow
-
adjective, adverb,
enough.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Eph.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ACTH
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hews
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- acea
-
- NCTE
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neh.
-
- neo-
-
- Neph
-
- 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.
- 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.
- NEWS
-
noun,
a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- NEWT
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored salamanders of the family Salamandridae, especially those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus, of North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
- NOAA
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- NCAA
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hwan
-
noun,
a former monetary unit of South Korea.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Howe
-
noun,
a hole.
- hows
-
noun,
a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- NACA
-
- Nah.
-
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- nowt
-
noun,
an ox.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- aet.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- art.
-
- ator
-
- awes
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- awns
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cap.
-
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- apo-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anas
-
- anew
-
adverb,
over again; again; once more:
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ANPA
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- AHSA
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- aph-
-
- Apr.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- APSA
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- 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.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cows
-
noun,
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- crat
-
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Craw
-
noun,
the crop of a bird or insect.
- Cres
-
- crew
-
noun,
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Crow
-
noun,
any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Con.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cet-
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- caws
-
noun,
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- cen.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- chs.
-
- Ceto
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- chaw
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
chew.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Chew
-
noun,
an act or instance of chewing.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chow
-
noun,
food, especially hearty dishes or a meal.
- Chr.
-
- nows
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- 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):
- Ont.
-
- par.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pawn
-
noun,
the state of being deposited or held as security, especially with or by a pawnbroker:
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- psec
-
- Pan.
-
- paws
-
noun,
the foot of an animal having claws.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- pts.
-
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Phar
-
- phew
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express disgust, exhaustion, surprise, impatience, relief, etc.):
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- pro-
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- prow
-
noun,
the forepart of a ship or boat; bow.
- prs.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- pnea
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- prec
-
- PSAT
-
- phr.
-
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pre-
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pct.
-
- Pet.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pows
-
noun,
a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- OAPC
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- AARP
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pot.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- pos.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- owse
-
noun,
ox.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- owns
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- Oct.
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pers
-
- perh
-
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Owen
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- owes
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- Pen.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- POR
-
- caw
-
noun,
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- ROA
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- CEA
-
- POC
-
- TOW
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- RNA
-
- SHA
-
- POA
-
- THC
-
- CPA
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- RPO
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- csw
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- cow
-
noun,
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- ROW
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- PHS
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- PHA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- 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.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- pew
-
noun,
(in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- WHO
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- ROP
-
- cs.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ap-
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- RCP
-
- was
-
verb,
1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- ARS
-
- Wat
-
noun,
a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
- pwr
-
- PWA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Ar.
-
- War
-
noun,
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- WAP
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- ase
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- PSE
-
- aor
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- wha
-
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Wes
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Wesley.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- raw
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- AOA
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- RPS
-
- APC
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RCT
-
- APS
-
- REA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- ASN
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CWO
-
- Tro
-
- PRC
-
- TRH
-
- ch.
-
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- PRA
-
- POW
-
noun,
a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- 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.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- tph
-
- ca.
-
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- at.
-
- WAC
-
noun,
a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- AHE
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- PSC
-
- twp
-
- ast
-
- two
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
- ASW
-
- TWA
-
noun,
a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- awa
-
adverb,
away.
- ATA
-
- 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
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- ATC
-
- trp
-
- PSA
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- th-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ACP
-
- NCO
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- NSW
-
- NWT
-
- NAA
-
- se-
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ht.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- SOW
-
noun,
an adult female swine.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ONR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- WPA
-
- Hts
-
- HST
-
- ne-
-
- Sta
-
- OTA
-
- HEW
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- ACS
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- ose
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- ANC
-
- St.
-
- hrs
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- SPR
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HOW
-
noun,
a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.:
- SCP
-
- HRE
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- NEA
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- NRA
-
- OAP
-
- sew
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- now
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- sho
-
- OTC
-
- wot
-
verb,
first and third person singular present of wit2 .
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- NRC
-
- OAS
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- NWC
-
- NWS
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Oc.
-
- wos
-
noun,
woe.
- op.
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- 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.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- NEC
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- NES
-
- OCS
-
- 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:
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- OCR
-
- NOP
-
- sht
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- NHA
-
- NHS
-
- shp
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- 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).
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Rs.
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Ehr
-
- TCA
-
- ae.
-
- ECA
-
- taw
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noun,
a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- SWA
-
- ACW
-
- en-
-
- TCS
-
- SAA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- PCS
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- SAE
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- EPS
-
- ec-
-
- AEA
-
- WRA
-
- rt.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- CWA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- eo-
-
- AEC
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- rtw
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- AAE
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- OSA
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- STP
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Sw.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- SAW
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- AAP
-
- haw
-
noun,
a sound or pause of hesitation.
Compare hem2 (def 3).
- sc.
-
- HCR
-
- Aar
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- own
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- paw
-
noun,
the foot of an animal having claws.
- ERP
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ESR
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SAR
-
- ETO
-
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- Won
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- wop
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- hr.
-
- AO
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- WP
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- WH
-
- SA
-
- NW
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- OA
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- 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.
- OW
-
interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- S.
-
- NH
-
- RW
-
- RP
-
- PH
-
- RO
-
- PW
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RH
-
- RN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SN
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- TC
-
- WO
-
noun,
woe.
- WC
-
- w/
-
- CE
-
- TP
-
- TN
-
- CW
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- NP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- h.
-
- HP
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- wt
-