Anagrams of deportations
Word deportations has
2274 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of deportations.
- deportation
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noun,
the lawful expulsion of an undesired alien or other person from a state.
- predations
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noun,
depredation; plundering.
- donatories
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noun,
a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
- endosporia
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noun,
intine.
- detonators
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noun,
a device, as a percussion cap, used to make another substance explode.
- prestation
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noun,
a payment in money or in services.
- rotations
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- posteriad
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adverb,
toward the posterior; posteriorly.
- parotoids
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noun,
Also called parotoid gland. any of certain cutaneous glands forming warty masses near the ear in certain toads.
- detonator
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noun,
a device, as a percussion cap, used to make another substance explode.
- patentors
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- triptanes
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- esotropia
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noun,
strabismus in which one eye deviates inward.
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- dipterans
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- Patterson
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noun,
Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- point-set
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adjective,
(of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- post-road
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noun,
(formerly) a road with stations for furnishing horses for postriders, mail coaches, or travelers.
- potations
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- predation
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noun,
depredation; plundering.
- ordinates
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- dripstone
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noun,
Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
- road-test
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noun,
a check of an automobile's performance in actual operation on the road.
- sortation
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noun,
the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
- pintadoes
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noun,
cero (def 1).
- tornadoes
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noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- dotations
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noun,
an endowment.
- trepidant
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adjective,
trepid.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- depositor
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noun,
a person or thing that deposits.
- toadstone
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noun,
any of various stones or stonelike objects, formerly supposed to have been formed in the head or body of a toad, worn as jewels or amulets.
- tetrapods
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noun,
any vertebrate having four limbs or, as in the snake and whale, having had four-limbed ancestors.
- atropines
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- pintados
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noun,
cero (def 1).
- tortonis
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- sedation
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- portends
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verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- Poseidon
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noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
- pronates
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Sarpedon
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noun,
a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
- potstone
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noun,
a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots and other household utensils.
- potatoes
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noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- potation
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- postdate
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verb (used with object),
to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date.
- positron
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- portside
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adjective, adverb,
on a waterfront or near a port.
- poniards
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noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- portents
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- satinpod
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noun,
either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- asteroid
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noun,
Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- nitroso-
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- teaspoon
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noun,
a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- transept
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noun,
any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- notepads
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noun,
a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- doorstep
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noun,
a step or one of a series of steps leading from the ground to a door.
- ten-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- tetrapod
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noun,
any vertebrate having four limbs or, as in the snake and whale, having had four-limbed ancestors.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Donatist
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noun,
a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- parotoid
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noun,
Also called parotoid gland. any of certain cutaneous glands forming warty masses near the ear in certain toads.
- parotids
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noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- parodist
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noun,
a writer of parodies, especially of a literary subject, work, or style.
- parodies
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noun,
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- one-spot
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noun,
the upward face of a die bearing one pip or a domino one half of which bears one pip.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- padrones
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noun,
a master; boss.
- dotation
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noun,
an endowment.
- ostinato
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noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- patients
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patroons
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- tornados
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noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- depaints
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- 11-point
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- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- prostate
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noun,
prostate gland.
- detrains
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- diaspore
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noun,
a mineral, aluminum oxyhydroxide, AlO(OH), occurring in crystals, or more usually in lamellar or scaly masses: a principal constituent of bauxite and an important source of aluminum.
- epanodos
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noun,
the repetition of a group of words in reverse order.
- patterns
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- peridots
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noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- odonates
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noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- teratoid
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adjective,
resembling a monster.
- dioptase
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noun,
a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- diopters
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noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- odorants
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noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- spittoon
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noun,
a cuspidor.
- dipteran
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- dipteron
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- tridents
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noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- tortoise
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noun,
a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
- adoption
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noun,
the act of adopting:
- ridottos
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noun,
a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
- tropines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- rattoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- intrados
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noun,
the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- antidote
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noun,
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- pterido-
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- strained
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Tandoori
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noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- strident
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adjective,
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:
- intorted
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adjective,
twisted inwardly about an axis or fixed point; curled; wound:
- strepto-
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- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- aneroids
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- striated
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adjective,
marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- antipode
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noun,
a direct or exact opposite.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Protista
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- protends
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verb (used with object),
to stretch forth.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- tornado
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noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- instead
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Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- Isadore
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noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- diopter
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noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- patters
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Diptera
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noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- redtops
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- Rosetta
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noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- diptote
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noun,
a substantive declined in only two cases, especially when occurring in a language in which this is less than the normal number.
- patties
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noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- adornos
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noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- Tootsie
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noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- spitter
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noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- pattens
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- dispart
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verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- disport
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noun,
diversion; amusement; play; sport.
- petards
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noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- deposit
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noun,
money placed in a bank account or an instance of placing money in a bank account.
- disrate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- disroot
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verb (used with object),
to uproot; dislodge.
- distant
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adjective,
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
- distent
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adjective,
distended.
- distort
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verb (used with object),
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed:
- Rostand
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noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- Detroit
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ratoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- isotope
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noun,
any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- topside
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noun,
the upper side.
- sporont
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noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- spotted
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noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Peridot
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noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- pentads
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noun,
a period of five years.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- dineros
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- iodates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- patroon
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- odonate
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noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- odorant
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noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- pedants
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noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- protend
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verb (used with object),
to stretch forth.
- enroots
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- soprano
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- pandies
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noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- panders
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- rodents
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noun,
a rodent mammal.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- painted
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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.
- operons
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noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- padrone
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noun,
a master; boss.
- padrino
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noun,
a godfather.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- sparoid
-
noun,
a sparoid fish.
- Otranto
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noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- tinders
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- operand
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noun,
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- tirades
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- oroides
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noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- Orontes
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noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- roadeos
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noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- sordino
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noun,
mute (def 10).
- ordains
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- risotto
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noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- osteoid
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adjective,
resembling bone; bonelike.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- soredia
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noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- pandits
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noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- tandoor
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noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- partons
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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.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- patents
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- patient
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- tapster
-
noun,
a bartender.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- spinode
-
noun,
cusp (def 3).
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- spatter
-
noun,
the act or the sound of spattering:
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- ridotto
-
noun,
a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
- pardons
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- dopants
-
noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- tetrads
-
noun,
a group of four.
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- respond
-
noun,
Architecture. a half pier, pilaster, or the like projecting from a wall as a support for a lintel or an arch, the other side of which is supported on a free-standing pier or column.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- parodos
-
noun,
(in ancient Greek drama) an ode sung by the chorus at their entrance, usually beginning the play and preceding the proagōn in comedy or the alteration of epeisodia and stasima in tragedy.
- parotid
-
noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- adipose
-
noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- taproot
-
noun,
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- deports
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- spotter
-
noun,
a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
- petitor
-
noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- portion
-
noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- portent
-
noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- strati-
-
- portend
-
verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
- strato-
-
- sandpit
-
noun,
a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- transp.
-
- porions
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- teapots
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- astroid
-
noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- postern
-
noun,
a back door or gate.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- tripods
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- stearo-
-
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- steato-
-
- atiptoe
-
adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- ponders
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- poniard
-
noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- departs
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- antero-
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Atropos
-
noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- storied
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- protest
-
noun,
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
- trident
-
noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- 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.
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- protist
-
noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- pronate
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- pronaos
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Preston
-
noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- triodes
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- step-on
-
adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- arseno-
-
- potions
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- arpents
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- sterno-
-
- aristo-
-
- potties
-
noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- steroid
-
noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- stipend
-
noun,
a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- indoors
-
adverb,
in or into a house or building:
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- pointes
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- striped
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- dapsone
-
noun,
an antibacterial substance, C 12 H 12 N 2 O 2 S, used to treat leprosy and certain forms of dermatitis.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- pintado
-
noun,
cero (def 1).
- erosion
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- torsade
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- notepad
-
noun,
a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- pinders
-
noun,
peanut.
- torpids
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- torpedo
-
noun,
a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- pinards
-
noun,
wine.
- toroids
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- dentist
-
noun,
a person whose profession is dentistry.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- depaint
-
verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- sidero-
-
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- tipster
-
noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- podites
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- podetia
-
noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- podesta
-
noun,
any of certain magistrates in Italy, as a chief magistrate in medieval towns and republics.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- pointed
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- indorse
-
verb (used with object),
endorse.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- tortoni
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- attends
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- spiro-
-
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- stript
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- stated
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- nitro-
-
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- Odetta
-
noun,
(Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- isopod
-
noun,
any freshwater, marine, or terrestrial crustacean of the order or suborder Isopoda, having seven pairs of legs typically adapted for crawling, and a dorsoventrally flattened body, and including wood lice, several aquatic parasites of crabs and shrimps, and numerous swimming or bottom-dwelling species.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- steno-
-
- nodose
-
adjective,
having nodes.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- ootids
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- sporo-
-
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- pentad
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- prides
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- potted
-
noun,
a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usually round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- pottos
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- proto-
-
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- sapro-
-
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- potent
-
noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- ptero-
-
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- pitted
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poised
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- potato
-
noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- redtop
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- rondos
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rodeos
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- radio-
-
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- panto-
-
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- 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.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- 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.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- osteo-
-
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- sotted
-
adjective,
drunken; besotted.
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sodio-
-
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- paedo-
-
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petro-
-
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- septi-
-
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- patri-
-
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- Patten
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- pedros
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- penta-
-
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Pernod
-
- 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.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Dottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- aeron.
-
- eroto-
-
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- adepts
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- despot
-
noun,
a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- dorsi-
-
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- dorso-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- adeno-
-
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- adren-
-
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- astro-
-
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- tetrad
-
noun,
a group of four.
- droops
-
noun,
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- tetra-
-
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- adopts
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- astron
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- drapes
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- terat-
-
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- attend
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- denti-
-
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- donors
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- adreno
-
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- 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.
- distr.
-
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- intra-
-
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- intro.
-
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- andro-
-
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- dittos
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- inter.
-
- aniso-
-
- instr.
-
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- to-dos
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- dopers
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- 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.
- dopant
-
noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- iatro-
-
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- tarso-
-
- tropo-
-
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- noso-
-
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- tono-
-
- dent.
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- topo-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- patr-
-
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- tonia
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- 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.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- aeri-
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- sero-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Sino-
-
- seti-
-
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- aero-
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- peta-
-
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- sito-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- pert.
-
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- dept.
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- petri
-
- pedi-
-
- pedo-
-
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- dist.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- 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.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- peri-
-
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- PEDir
-
- podo-
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- 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.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- pret.
-
- areo-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- prod.
-
- prods
-
noun,
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
- pron.
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- prae-
-
- prand
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- 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.
- pred.
-
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Pres.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ante-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- sanit
-
- andr-
-
- anis-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- pros.
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Prot.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- anti-
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- 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.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- toti-
-
- poet.
-
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- atto-
-
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- darts
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- 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.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Sept.
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- 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.
- treas
-
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- post-
-
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- 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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- poods
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- ation
-
- ponds
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Port.
-
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- astr.
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- 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):
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- stat.
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- teno-
-
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noto-
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- trop-
-
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- step-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- nitr-
-
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- aden-
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tears
-
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- spor-
-
- roods
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- ento-
-
- oidea
-
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Srta.
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- retd.
-
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- tera-
-
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Epist
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Epis.
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- 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.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- 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.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Indo-
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- iodo-
-
- 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.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- 30-30
-
- intr.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- 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.
- IATSE
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- nears
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- stood
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- naso-
-
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- ideo-
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- endo-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 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.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- dorps
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- pant-
-
- 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.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reni-
-
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- pated
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- dopas
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
-
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- snood
-
noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- part.
-
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- OPers
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- rept.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- opto-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- span-
-
- 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.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- onto-
-
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- edit.
-
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- resp.
-
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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).
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- droop
-
noun,
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- oste-
-
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- ordos
-
noun,
a desert plateau in the S Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in N China. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- ordn.
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- std.
-
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tron
-
- trit
-
- RONA
-
- rpt.
-
- tRNA
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- ter.
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Sra.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- str.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TDRS
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Ste.
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Tit.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- sepn
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- idae
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- trid
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- TODS
-
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- top-
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- 1080
-
- esp.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Dino
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Din.
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Ont.
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dia-
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- NTIA
-
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dis-
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- OPer
-
- opia
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Pan.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- dat.
-
- par.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- patd
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- der.
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- depr
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ord.
-
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- dep.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- oro-
-
- Den.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- OSRD
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- iod-
-
- end-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- EDTA
-
- IndE
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- inae
-
- iso-
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- eso-
-
- Esd.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Ind.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- 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
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- NADP
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NASD
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- 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.
- dpt.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neo-
-
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- oto-
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- Rep.
-
- prs.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- PSAT
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- psia
-
- psid
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Apr.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- PTSD
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- pro-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- pos.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ARIS
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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):
- pot.
-
- prin
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- pre-
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- apo-
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aet.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- aer-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- AInd
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ant.
-
- 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).
- ANSI
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ano-
-
- rad.
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- ands
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- ates
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- 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.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- att.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pen.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- attn
-
- ped.
-
- RNAS
-
- peds
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- ator
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- per.
-
- Pers
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- poda
-
- Rida
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pood
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pnea
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- 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.
- 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.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TID
-
- TSP
-
- Ep.
-
- EPS
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ad-
-
- EPT
-
- TSE
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- 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.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ae.
-
- TIA
-
- en-
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- EDT
-
- Ar.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- an.
-
- ap-
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDP
-
- EPA
-
- trp
-
- eir
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- TSI
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERT
-
- ed.
-
- EIS
-
- tr.
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ean
-
- ASI
-
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- DET
-
- di.
-
- ase
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ast
-
- at.
-
- DNR
-
- do.
-
- tra
-
- TPN
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- TPI
-
- tpd
-
- DOA
-
- DEA
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- DSO
-
- DAE
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DAR
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- de-
-
- DNA
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ead
-
- DRE
-
- DPI
-
- DPS
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tro
-
- Dr.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- DSA
-
- DPA
-
- DSP
-
- DSR
-
- DST
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Doi
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ard
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- APS
-
- Tpr
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- aor
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TNT
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- ROA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- prn
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- PTO
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PDT
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- PID
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Pr.
-
- pd.
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- OOT
-
- OPA
-
- ESR
-
- 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:
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Pa.
-
- POA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- OIt
-
- REA
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- RDA
-
- RDS
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- So.
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ROP
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- sd.
-
- Sp.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- SED
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- SAR
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- SRO
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PTT
-
- Rd.
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SAE
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OIr
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ise
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- oid
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- STP
-
- IPA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ne-
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ETO
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- id.
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ide
-
- IOT
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDP
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- NDE
-
- TTS
-
- NEA
-
- Npt
-
- OAP
-
- OAO
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- NPR
-
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- SPR
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- nr.
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- OED
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- ODT
-
- Sta
-
- STI
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- RP
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- i.
-
- AO
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- DN
-
- S.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TT
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SA
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TN
-
- SN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- t.
-
- ND
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- D.
-
- RO
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TP
-
- TD
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- RI
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- O.
-
- IP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- DP
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
-