Anagrams of cryptoanalysis
Word cryptoanalysis has
2433 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of cryptoanalysis.
- cryptanalysis
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noun,
the procedures, processes, methods, etc., used to translate or interpret secret writings, as codes and ciphers, for which the key is unknown.
- passionary
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noun,
passional (def 3).
- patrocliny
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noun,
inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- scansorial
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adjective,
capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
- Alcoranist
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noun,
a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- caparisons
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noun,
a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
- contrails
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- passional
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noun,
a book containing descriptions of the sufferings of saints and martyrs, for reading on their festivals.
- cassation
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noun,
annulment; cancellation; reversal.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- prolactin
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noun,
an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
- catalysis
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noun,
Chemistry. the causing or accelerating of a chemical change by the addition of a catalyst.
- talapoins
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- placatory
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adjective,
serving, tending, or intended to placate:
- paralysis
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noun,
Pathology.
a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord.
a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
- cilantros
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- paralytic
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noun,
a person affected with paralysis.
- rascality
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noun,
rascally or knavish character or conduct.
- pastorals
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noun,
a poem, play, or the like, dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional or artificial manner, or with simple rural life generally; a bucolic.
- antipyryl
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- antisolar
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adjective,
(on the celestial sphere) opposite the sun.
- plastrons
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
- Claytonia
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noun,
any of the low, succulent plants constituting the genus Claytonia of the purslane family, having basal leaves and long clusters of white or rose-colored flowers.
- rationals
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- sacristan
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noun,
Also called sacrist [sak-rist, sey-krist] /ˈsæk rɪst, ˈseɪ krɪst/ (Show IPA). an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house.
- caparison
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noun,
a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
- croissant
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noun,
a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.
- ponytails
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noun,
an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.
- piscatory
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adjective,
of or relating to fishermen or fishing:
- scalation
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noun,
an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- analytics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) Logic. the science of logical analysis.
- postnasal
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adjective,
located or occurring behind the nose or in the nasopharynx, as a flow of mucus; nasopharyngeal:
- piscators
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noun,
fisherman.
- cantorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a cantor.
- orinasals
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- ponytail
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noun,
an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.
- coal-tar
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noun,
a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
- coal-pit
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noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- partisan
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noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- partials
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- apastron
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noun,
the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- Clarissa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- apostasy
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noun,
a total desertion of or departure from one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- analysis
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noun,
the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- also-ran
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noun,
Sports.
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.
an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
- parasols
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noun,
a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- pontiacs
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- staysail
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noun,
any sail set on a stay, as a triangular sail between two masts.
- paraison
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noun,
parison.
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- paisanos
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noun,
paisan.
- copyists
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noun,
a person who transcribes copies, especially of documents.
- analytic
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adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- coplanar
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adjective,
being or operating in the same plane.
- topsails
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- Anapolis
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noun,
a city in central Brazil.
- polynyas
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noun,
an area of unfrozen sea water surrounded by ice.
- spartans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- apostils
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- Assyrian
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Assyria.
- Carniola
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noun,
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
- pastinas
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- ptyalins
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noun,
an enzyme in the saliva that converts starch into dextrin and maltose.
- aspirant
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noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- captains
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noun,
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- capstans
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noun,
any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc.
- caporals
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noun,
a variety of tobacco.
- capitals
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noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- playacts
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verb (used with object),
to dramatize (something):
- cantrips
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- piscator
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noun,
fisherman.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- caltrops
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noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- calyptra
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noun,
Also called cap. a hood or hoodlike part, as the lid of the capsule in mosses.
- Calypsos
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noun,
Also, Kalypso. Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
- tapiocas
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noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- atypical
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adjective,
not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal:
- Carolina
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noun,
a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- plastics
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- Platonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- platino-
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- claypans
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noun,
hardpan (def 1).
- platinas
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- sacristy
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noun,
an apartment in or a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept.
- plastron
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
- pastoral
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noun,
a poem, play, or the like, dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional or artificial manner, or with simple rural life generally; a bucolic.
- royalist
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noun,
a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- cyrtosis
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noun,
Pathology. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities.
- cypriots
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
- cyprians
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noun,
Saint (Thascius Caecillus Cyprianus) a.d. c200–258, early church father, bishop, and martyr.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- talapoin
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- cyanosis
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noun,
blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- Talassio
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noun,
a god invoked at ancient Roman weddings, especially in epithalamions.
- arsonist
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noun,
a person who commits arson.
- cistrons
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- polarity
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noun,
Physics.
the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery.
the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
- potassic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- inclasps
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- syncytia
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noun,
a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
- synoptic
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adjective,
pertaining to or constituting a synopsis; affording or taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject.
- alacrity
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noun,
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness:
- orinasal
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- solitary
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noun,
a person who lives alone or in solitude, or avoids the society of others.
- alastors
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- acyloins
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noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- acrasins
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- protasis
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noun,
the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if.
Compare apodosis.
- 11-point
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- salt-pan
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noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- systolic
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adjective,
(of blood pressure) indicating the maximum arterial pressure occurring during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.
- sanitary
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adjective,
of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.
- oralists
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- nitrosyl
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adjective,
nitroso.
- sanatory
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adjective,
favorable for health; curative; healing.
- syncarps
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noun,
an aggregate fruit.
- tropical
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noun,
tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
- prosaist
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noun,
a person who writes prose.
- Lycaonia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- synastry
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noun,
the comparison of two or more natal charts in order to analyze or forecast the interaction of the individuals involved.
- sarcinas
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- airplays
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noun,
the act or an instance of broadcasting recorded material over radio or television.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- tsarinas
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noun,
czarina.
- spirants
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- trysails
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noun,
a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- trypsins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice, capable of converting proteins into peptone.
- carpals
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noun,
a carpale.
- Caspian
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noun,
Caspian Sea.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- cassina
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noun,
dahoon.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- casitas
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- sprints
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- nostril
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noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- patrial
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noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- Larissa
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noun,
a city in E Thessaly, in E Greece.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- taipans
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- laparo-
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- Cypriot
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
- Saroyan
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noun,
William, 1908–81, U.S. dramatist, short-story writer, and novelist.
- Cyprian
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noun,
Saint (Thascius Caecillus Cyprianus) a.d. c200–258, early church father, bishop, and martyr.
- patinas
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- royalty
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noun,
royal persons collectively.
- lascars
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noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- catnaps
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noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catalin
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- castors
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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.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Slayton
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noun,
Donald Kent ("Deke") 1924–1993, U.S. astronaut.
- Carlita
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noun,
a female given name.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- caltrop
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noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- Capitol
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noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- Nicolay
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noun,
John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- capital
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noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- syncarp
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noun,
an aggregate fruit.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Canossa
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noun,
a ruined castle in N Italy: scene of the penance of Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire before Pope Gregory VII in 1077.
- pinatas
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- lyrists
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noun,
a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.
- syconia
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noun,
a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- Calypso
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noun,
Also, Kalypso. Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
- tapioca
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noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- caisson
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- Script.
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- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- Nayarit
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noun,
a state in W Mexico. 10,442 sq. mi. (27,045 sq. km). Capital: Tepic.
- 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.
- caplins
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noun,
capelin.
- caporal
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noun,
a variety of tobacco.
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Carolyn
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noun,
a female given name.
- satrapy
-
noun,
the province or jurisdiction of a satrap.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- Carlson
-
noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- Carlota
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noun,
1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- Pianola
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noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- picaras
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noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- Capsian
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adjective,
of or designating an Epipaleolithic culture of northwestern Africa, characterized by the use of geometric microlithic tools.
- picaros
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- satraps
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- Picasso
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1973, Spanish painter and sculptor in France.
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- captans
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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.
- CAPTAIN
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noun,
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- syrians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- capstan
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noun,
any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc.
- laniary
-
noun,
a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Sarcina
-
noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- inclasp
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- paisans
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noun,
compatriot.
- incross
-
noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- costars
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- orality
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- palato-
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- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Palissy
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noun,
Bernard [ber-nar] /bɛrˈnar/ (Show IPA), c1510–89, French potter, enameler, and author.
- Corliss
-
noun,
George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- copyist
-
noun,
a person who transcribes copies, especially of documents.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- contra-
-
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- instars
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- constr.
-
- spinals
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- paisano
-
noun,
paisan.
- spatial
-
adjective,
of or relating to space.
- cryptos
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noun,
a person who secretly supports or adheres to a group, party, or belief.
- ostiary
-
noun,
Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church.
a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- crossly
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adverb,
in a cross or angry manner.
- Rossiya
-
noun,
Russian name of Russia.
- splints
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- sailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- spitals
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- Crystal
-
noun,
a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
- crissal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the crissum.
- crypto-
-
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- saintly
-
adjective,
pertaining to, like, or befitting a saint:
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- payolas
-
noun,
a secret or private payment in return for the promotion of a product, service, etc., through the abuse of one's position, influence, or facilities.
- craniol
-
- cranio-
-
- cranial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- crayons
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- spirals
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- consist
-
noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- optical
-
noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- Sno-Cat
-
- Clayton
-
noun,
John Middleton, 1796–1856, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1829–36, 1845–49, 1853–56; secretary of state 1849–50.
- Clapton
-
noun,
Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
- Passion
-
noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- sonatas
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Taylors
-
noun,
A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) 1906–90, English historian.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- solaria
-
noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- santirs
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- socials
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- clarain
-
noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- claypan
-
noun,
hardpan (def 1).
- sprains
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrals
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- lactary
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of milk.
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- sapotas
-
noun,
sapote.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- passant
-
adjective,
(of a beast) represented as in the act of walking, with one forepaw raised.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- parasol
-
noun,
a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- spastic
-
noun,
Pathology. a person exhibiting spasms.
- parians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- ptyalin
-
noun,
an enzyme in the saliva that converts starch into dextrin and maltose.
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- Spartan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- parlays
-
noun,
a bet of an original sum and the subsequent winnings.
- strains
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- coastal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- Salinas
-
noun,
a city in W California.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- partans
-
noun,
a crab.
- partial
-
noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- opacity
-
noun,
the state or quality of being opaque.
- 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.
- spacial
-
adjective,
spatial.
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- pascals
-
noun,
the standard unit of pressure or stress in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one newton per square meter. Abbreviation: Pa.
- Passaic
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- clarity
-
noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- tarpons
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Polaris
-
noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- acyloin
-
noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- trysail
-
noun,
a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer.
- plastic
-
noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- astylar
-
adjective,
without columns.
- piscary
-
noun,
Law. the right or privilege of fishing in particular waters.
- prostas
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
- Assyria
-
noun,
an ancient empire in SW Asia: greatest extent from about 750 to 612 b.c. Capital: Nineveh.
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- anality
-
noun,
the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.
- typical
-
adjective,
of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- typicon
-
noun,
the instructions for the orders of the services during the ecclesiastical year, contained in a manual.
- transp.
-
- aorists
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- pontils
-
noun,
punty.
- Ascaris
-
noun,
any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- topsail
-
noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- tocsins
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- apostil
-
noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- actino-
-
- aporias
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- tylosis
-
noun,
a bubblelike formation in the cavity of tracheids or vessels in the wood of trees, consisting of protoplasm intruded from adjacent parenchyma cells.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Acrilan
-
- trypsin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice, capable of converting proteins into peptone.
- apicals
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- Platina
-
noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- pissant
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- prisons
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- playact
-
verb (used with object),
to dramatize (something):
- racists
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- analyst
-
noun,
a person who analyzes or who is skilled in analysis.
- airplay
-
noun,
the act or an instance of broadcasting recorded material over radio or television.
- ptisans
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- aristo-
-
- aristos
-
noun,
aristocrat.
- transl.
-
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- anticly
-
adverb,
in an antic manner.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- topical
-
noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- Alcoran
-
noun,
Alkoran.
- polynya
-
noun,
an area of unfrozen sea water surrounded by ice.
- pyrosis
-
noun,
heartburn (def 1).
- Alastor
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- potassa
-
noun,
potash.
- anopias
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- topiary
-
noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- Alarcon
-
noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- postals
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- asocial
-
adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- astrol.
-
- rascals
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- tonsils
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- plantar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- tarsias
-
noun,
intarsia.
- tarsals
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- plaints
-
noun,
a complaint.
- iatro-
-
- sprats
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- sprays
-
noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- sacro-
-
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- salary
-
noun,
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- spiro-
-
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- posits
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- say-so
-
noun,
one's personal statement or assertion.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- splays
-
noun,
Architecture. a surface that makes an oblique angle with another, as where the opening through a wall for a window or door widens from the window or door proper toward the face of the wall.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- splats
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- yapons
-
noun,
yaupon.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Alissa
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- spoils
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- Alyson
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- sporty
-
adjective,
flashy; showy.
- sports
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- cryst.
-
- sprits
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- paltry
-
adjective,
ridiculously or insultingly small:
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- stylar
-
adjective,
having the shape of an ancient style; resembling a pen, pin, or peg.
- Payton
-
noun,
Walter ("Sweetness") 1954–99, U.S. football player.
- costly
-
adjective,
costing much; expensive; high in price:
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- stylo-
-
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- Cosyra
-
noun,
ancient name of Pantelleria.
- stipos
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- rosily
-
adverb,
with a rosy color.
- polity
-
noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- polit.
-
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- Styria
-
noun,
a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- aniso-
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- panto-
-
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- pantry
-
noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- policy
-
noun,
a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- contr.
-
- analyt
-
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- painty
-
adjective,
of, coated with, or soiled with paint:
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rayons
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- cross-
-
- portly
-
adjective,
rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- potass
-
noun,
potash.
- crisps
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crispy
-
adjective,
(especially of food) brittle; crisp.
- crypts
-
noun,
a subterranean chamber or vault, especially one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc.
- crayon
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- crypt-
-
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- payola
-
noun,
a secret or private payment in return for the promotion of a product, service, etc., through the abuse of one's position, influence, or facilities.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- inlays
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- scalar
-
noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- lysins
-
noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- Lysias
-
noun,
c450–c380 b.c, Athenian orator.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Syriac
-
noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- Syrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- lyrist
-
noun,
a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.
- lyrics
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scanty
-
noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- nytril
-
noun,
a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
- nitro-
-
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- nycti-
-
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Lycian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lycia.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- nycto-
-
- scarps
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scrips
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- naysay
-
verb (used with object),
to say nay to; deny; reject; oppose.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Sicyon
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.
- Scopas
-
noun,
flourished 4th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- nasals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- litany
-
noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- scato-
-
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- ptosis
-
noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- 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.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- synop.
-
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- nyalas
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- spicas
-
noun,
spike2 .
- salpas
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Isaacs
-
noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- sanity
-
noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- 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).
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- 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.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- actin-
-
- satyrs
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- triply
-
adverb,
to a triple number, measure, or degree.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- satiny
-
adjective,
satinlike; smooth; glossy.
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- notary
-
noun,
notary public.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Prissy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Priscilla.
- snarly
-
adjective,
apt to snarl; easily irritated.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- snarls
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- sarco-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- sarans
-
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.
- Layton
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- sapro-
-
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- sapors
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- lacto-
-
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- trans.
-
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- cyano-
-
- Tyrian
-
adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- plano-
-
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- plani-
-
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- capias
-
noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- catnap
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- planar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- patri-
-
- assoc.
-
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- 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.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- 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.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Canary
-
noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- canopy
-
noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- astray
-
adverb, adjective,
out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route:
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- cysto-
-
- cysti-
-
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- aryans
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- caryo-
-
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- plasty
-
- pastry
-
noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- pylons
-
noun,
a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
- Cypris
-
noun,
an epithet of Aphrodite, meaning “Lady of Cyprus.”.
- plasia
-
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- 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.
- piscos
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- arsons
-
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.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- 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.
- playas
-
noun,
Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud-caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually occupied by a shallow lake during or after prolonged, heavy rains.
- carpal
-
noun,
a carpale.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- aspics
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- pycnia
-
noun,
a flask-shaped or conical sporangium of a rust fungus, which develops below the epidermis of the host and bears pycniospores.
- ascots
-
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.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- roasts
-
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.
- 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.
- Carnap
-
noun,
Rudolf P. 1891–1970, U.S. philosopher, born in Germany.
- carpo-
-
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Asosan
-
noun,
a volcano in SW Japan, in central Kyushu. 5225 feet (1593 meters); crater 12 miles (19 km) across.
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- Cassia
-
noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Caspar
-
noun,
one of the three Magi.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Assyr.
-
- picro-
-
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- Casals
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1973, Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer; in France after 1936; in Puerto Rico after 1956.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- assail
-
verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- 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.
- royals
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- pycno-
-
- platy-
-
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- pastas
-
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.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- Tarlac
-
noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- 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.
- stripy
-
adjective,
having or marked with stripes.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- stroys
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- partly
-
adverb,
in part; to some extent or degree; partially; not wholly:
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- strops
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- 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.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- clysis
-
noun,
the administration of an enema.
- Pascal
-
noun,
the standard unit of pressure or stress in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one newton per square meter. Abbreviation: Pa.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- clino-
-
- Taylor
-
noun,
A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) 1906–90, English historian.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pyrans
-
noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- parica
-
noun,
a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- pointy
-
adjective,
having a comparatively sharp point:
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- parity
-
noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- 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.
- parlay
-
noun,
a bet of an original sum and the subsequent winnings.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- strays
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- piracy
-
noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- 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.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- pyosis
-
noun,
the formation of pus; suppuration.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- clasts
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- astro-
-
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- riyals
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- calory
-
noun,
calorie.
- apiary
-
noun,
a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives.
- astron
-
- apical
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- tarso-
-
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- clasps
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- classy
-
adjective,
of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- class.
-
- platys
-
noun,
platyfish.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- Pylos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Scot.
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- satyr
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- pyran
-
noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Nyaya
-
noun,
(in ancient India) a philosophical school emphasizing logical analysis of knowledge, which is considered as deriving from perception, inference, analogy, and reliable testimony.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- scopy
-
- nyala
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- rcpt.
-
- pyric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resulting from burning.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- 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.
- pyro-
-
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- proc.
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Nyasa
-
noun,
former name of Malawi (def 2).
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- pyins
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- nitr-
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- pisay
-
noun,
pisé.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- nasty
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- natl.
-
- prosy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or resembling prose.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scaly
-
adjective,
covered with or abounding in scales or scale.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- noct-
-
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- pico-
-
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Prot.
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- pron.
-
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- naso-
-
- ryots
-
noun,
a peasant.
- pylon
-
noun,
a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- scat-
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- pros.
-
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- onlay
-
noun,
an overlay, especially one in relief.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- plio-
-
- 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.
- Passy
-
noun,
Frédérick [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1822–1912, French economist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1901.
- 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.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Pliny
-
noun,
("the Elder"; Gaius Plinius Secundus) a.d. 23–79, Roman naturalist, encyclopedist, and writer.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Port.
-
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pass.
-
- porny
-
adjective,
Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- possy
-
noun,
possie.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- plat.
-
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- pasty
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- poss.
-
- Sayao
-
noun,
Bidú [bee-doo;; Portuguese bih-doo] /ˈbi du;; Portuguese bɪˈdu/ (Show IPA), (Balduina de Oliveira Sayão) 1902–1999, Brazilian soprano.
- 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.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Panay
-
noun,
an island in the central Philippines. 4446 sq. mi. (11,515 sq. km). Capital: Iloilo.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- Pansy
-
noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- Parl.
-
- pant-
-
- panty
-
noun,
panties.
- pari-
-
- palsy
-
noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- para-
-
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- poly-
-
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Pasay
-
noun,
a city in E Philippines, on Manila Bay, on E Luzon.
- raspy
-
adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- payt.
-
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- part.
-
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- plast
-
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- pricy
-
adjective,
pricey.
- Patsy
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- octa-
-
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Sans.
-
- sanit
-
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- sarc-
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- 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.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Royal
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- 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.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- playa
-
noun,
Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud-caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually occupied by a shallow lake during or after prolonged, heavy rains.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- salty
-
adjective,
tasting of or containing salt; saline.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- 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.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orial
-
- patr-
-
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- post-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- plays
-
noun,
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opsis
-
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- plan-
-
- prays
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- potsy
-
noun,
hopscotch.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- NAACP
-
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- Tanya
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Caryl
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carp-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Talys
-
noun,
Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- cata-
-
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- cyan-
-
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- 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.
- cyans
-
noun,
cyan blue.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- ation
-
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- atopy
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- atory
-
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- 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.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- 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.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- Canty
-
adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Tansy
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- tayra
-
noun,
a small animal, Eira barbara, of the weasel family, ranging from Mexico to tropical South America.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- coaly
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing coal.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- stray
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Story
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- colat
-
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- stony
-
adjective,
full of or abounding in stones or rock:
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- copr-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Cypro
-
- Cyril
-
noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- Cissy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cyst-
-
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cysts
-
noun,
Pathology. a closed, bladderlike sac formed in animal tissues, containing fluid or semifluid matter.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- cyto-
-
- cytol
-
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- stroy
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Clary
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- alary
-
adjective,
of or relating to wings.
- Alas.
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alcor
-
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Altay
-
noun,
Altai.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- anis-
-
- acyls
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- 30-30
-
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- tropy
-
- trop-
-
- 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.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- troys
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- AAPSS
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- acity
-
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acpt.
-
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- typo-
-
- Aryan
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tipsy
-
adjective,
slightly intoxicated or drunk.
- typos
-
noun,
typographical error.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- 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.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- typal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting a type.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- 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.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- ASPCA
-
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- assay
-
noun,
Metallurgy. determination of the amount of metal, especially gold or silver, in an ore, alloy, etc.
- assn.
-
- asst.
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Tyrol
-
noun,
an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- 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.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antsy
-
adjective,
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- 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.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- 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.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Apoc.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- Tyson
-
noun,
Michael Gerald ("Mike"; "Iron Mike") born 1966, U.S. boxer.
- tyros
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- cloys
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- lyso-
-
- lysis
-
noun,
Immunology, Biochemistry. the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- lysin
-
noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- Iran.
-
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- lyric
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- sonsy
-
adjective,
strong and healthy; robust.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- lipo-
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- syst.
-
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Lyons
-
noun,
Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- incr.
-
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- insol
-
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- spays
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- intr.
-
- syncs
-
noun,
synchronization:
- Sino-
-
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- lytic
-
adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- span-
-
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Ital.
-
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- slaps
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- slaty
-
adjective,
consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to slate.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- snaps
-
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- slops
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- latry
-
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Italy
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- soaps
-
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.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- linty
-
adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- sito-
-
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- lact-
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- soapy
-
adjective,
containing or impregnated with soap:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- slays
-
noun,
sley.
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- incor
-
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- incl.
-
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Sycon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall that is folded to form many short canals leading to the spongocoel.
- Stacy
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- lt-yr
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Srta.
-
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- lossy
-
adjective,
(of a material or transmission line) causing appreciable loss or dissipation of energy.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cryo-
-
- spray
-
noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- 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.
- corp.
-
- Corpl
-
- corpn
-
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- 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.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- styli
-
noun,
a plural of stylus.
- styl-
-
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- stays
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- 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.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sylis
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- icons
-
- iatry
-
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- spiry
-
adjective,
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
- Yassy
-
noun,
Jassy.
- Yasna
-
noun,
a part of the Avesta including the Gathas and other liturgical texts.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- spiny
-
adjective,
abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- splay
-
noun,
Architecture. a surface that makes an oblique angle with another, as where the opening through a wall for a window or door widens from the window or door proper toward the face of the wall.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spicy
-
adjective,
seasoned with or containing spice:
- yapon
-
noun,
yaupon.
- 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.
- Yalta
-
noun,
a seaport in the Crimea, S Ukraine, on the Black Sea: site of wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin February 4–12, 1945.
- spor-
-
- scr.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- tron
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- SLIC
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- sci.
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- tri-
-
- pts.
-
- 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.
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- syn-
-
- top-
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Syr.
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- tRNA
-
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- scil
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- soys
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- SPCA
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sra.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- str.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- 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.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- 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.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- RONA
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rpt.
-
- 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.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- tion
-
- 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.
- typ.
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- typy
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) embodying the ideal characteristics of its variety or breed.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Sat.
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Sol.
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- 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.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Soni
-
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- soln
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- says
-
noun,
what a person says or has to say.
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- 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.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- cap.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lyon
-
noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- lys-
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cyl.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- lit.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- cat.
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- NACA
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- cir.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ASSR
-
- cts.
-
- NTIA
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- OAPC
-
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- NOAA
-
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- NCAA
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- 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.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- atic
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- asc-
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- yrs.
-
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iso-
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- iana
-
- Yana
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- IATA
-
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- isls
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lat.
-
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clar
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lin.
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lani
-
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- ISSN
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- 1080
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- itol
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ctr.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- pct.
-
- Alis
-
- Alco
-
- Oct.
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- pyin
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- pil-
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- piny
-
adjective,
abounding in or covered with pine trees:
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- pyo-
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- 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.
- Ala.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ancy
-
- 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.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Anas
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pays
-
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- paly
-
adjective,
pale.
- Pan.
-
- par.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pyr-
-
- ANPA
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- ACLS
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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):
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- pos.
-
- posy
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- pot.
-
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pony
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- prin
-
- pro-
-
- AARP
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- prs.
-
- PSAT
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- psia
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- acr-
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- play
-
noun,
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ploy
-
noun,
a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- PLSS
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- 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.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- opia
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- opsy
-
- APSA
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- osis
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- art.
-
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Ont.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ant.
-
- ARIS
-
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- ANSI
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- STL
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ast
-
- CPL
-
- STI
-
- CPI
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- ASN
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- acy
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CPA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tro
-
- CSA
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- SSC
-
- TSP
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- 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.
- SRS
-
- SSR
-
- CSO
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CSR
-
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- SPS
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ASI
-
- TSI
-
- ARS
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Aar
-
- AAP
-
- CPO
-
- ACP
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ap-
-
- CRP
-
- trp
-
- CRS
-
- AIA
-
- CRT
-
- ac-
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- TIA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TCS
-
- cr.
-
- CAA
-
- CYO
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- TAL
-
- cs.
-
- Apl
-
- CAI
-
- CIP
-
- cp.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- APS
-
- Co.
-
- ALC
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- TPN
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ANC
-
- AOA
-
- 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.
- aor
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- APC
-
- CIA
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- TPI
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ATA
-
- CLR
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- STP
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- AIC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- at.
-
- TCA
-
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Tpr
-
- CLI
-
- tr.
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- tra
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tlr
-
- Clo
-
- ATP
-
- tlo
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TLC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ays
-
- ATC
-
- TSS
-
- NOC
-
- OAP
-
- NRA
-
- PLC
-
- PLA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- pl.
-
- 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.
- pli
-
- OAS
-
- SAR
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- OCS
-
- RCA
-
- oic
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIr
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- RCN
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SCS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- NCO
-
- POC
-
- POA
-
- NYC
-
- 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.
- SCP
-
- NAA
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NPR
-
- NIA
-
- NYA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NYP
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- PLR
-
- PLO
-
- sc.
-
- ply
-
noun,
a thickness or layer.
- NOP
-
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Pr.
-
- RPO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- ROP
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROI
-
- py-
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ROA
-
- PIO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- OPA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RCT
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ory
-
- OSP
-
- So.
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- OTS
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- POR
-
- ltr
-
- RNA
-
- IPS
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ipr
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Ir.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RCP
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- LTA
-
- IOC
-
- in.
-
- ITA
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- PSS
-
- io-
-
- SPR
-
- Ia.
-
- yay
-
adverb,
to the extent, amount, etc., indicated:
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- ILS
-
- IAS
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- YCL
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- RCS
-
- ist
-
- ITC
-
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SLA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- PRC
-
- LOC
-
- LON
-
- ity
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Syl
-
- PRA
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LSS
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- LST
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Lt.
-
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- RPS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- PSC
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- SLR
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LCA
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- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- PSA
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- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SLP
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- RI
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- RN
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- A.
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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.
- R.
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- ry
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AO
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- RC
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- i.
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- RO
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- L1
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- LR
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- cy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- ln
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- ly
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- SN
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- L2
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- yr
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- IP
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- yo
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- yl
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- Yi
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- YA
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- YT
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- ic
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- sy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- N.
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- TP
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- oy
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noun,
a grandchild.
- RP
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- S.
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- SA
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- SL
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- TN
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- TL
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- ol
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- OA
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- O.
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- ty
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
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- Y.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
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- NP
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- NY
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- NI
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- NC
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- LC
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