Anagrams of depreciation
Word depreciation has
1682 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of depreciation.
- adipocerite
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noun,
hatchettite.
- parenticide
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noun,
a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
- preindicate
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verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; presage:
- aperiodic
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adjective,
not periodic; irregular.
- teniacide
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noun,
taeniacide.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- patricide
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noun,
the act of killing one's own father.
- pediatric
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noun,
the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- deception
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noun,
the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived.
- perdition
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noun,
a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.
- periodate
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noun,
a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- dianoetic
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adjective,
pertaining to dianoia.
- apocenter
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noun,
the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- adipocere
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noun,
a waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies in moist burial places or under water.
- toe-dance
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noun,
a dance performed on the tips of the toes.
- recondite
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adjective,
dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter:
- indicator
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noun,
a person or thing that indicates.
- recipient
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noun,
a person or thing that receives; receiver:
- direction
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noun,
the act or an instance of directing.
- reception
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noun,
the act of receiving or the state of being received.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- predation
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noun,
depredation; plundering.
- predicant
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noun,
a preacher.
- depiction
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noun,
representation in image form, as in a painting or illustration:
- predicate
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noun,
Grammar. (in many languages, as English) a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the subject, and that consists of a verb, which in English may agree with the subject in number, and of all the words governed by the verb or modifying it, the whole often expressing the action performed by or the state attributed to the subject, as is here in Larry is here.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- anecdote
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noun,
a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- raticide
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- indirect
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adjective,
not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout:
- Perioeci
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plural noun,
the inhabitants of ancient Laconia, constituting a dependent people of Sparta, who governed themselves and had a monopoly on trade and manufacture.
Compare Helot (def 1), Spartiate.
- periodic
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adjective,
recurring at intervals of time:
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- indicate
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- dipteron
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- dipteran
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- decorate
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verb (used with object),
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- ideation
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- ctenidia
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noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- antipode
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noun,
a direct or exact opposite.
- periotic
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adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- 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.
- diatonic
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adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- 11-point
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- pinacoid
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noun,
a form whose faces are parallel to two of the axes.
- Dicentra
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- endocarp
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noun,
the inner layer of a pericarp, as the stone of certain fruits.
- Pindaric
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noun,
Pindaric ode.
- doctrine
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noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- red-tape
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noun,
excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- ceratoid
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adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- dioptric
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adjective,
Optics. pertaining to dioptrics:
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- iodinate
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- intrepid
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adjective,
resolutely fearless; dauntless:
- diprotic
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adjective,
(of an acid) having two transferable protons.
- tripodic
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adjective,
having or using three feet or legs.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- decrepit
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adjective,
weakened by old age; feeble; infirm:
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- retinoid
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- 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.
- acridine
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- epicedia
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noun,
a funeral song; dirge.
- actinide
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- actinoid
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adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- pedantic
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adjective,
ostentatious in one's learning.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Patience
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noun,
the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- pterido-
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- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- centroid
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- decanter
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noun,
a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
- Oedipean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- paid-in
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adjective,
having paid the dues, initiation fees, etc., required by an organization or association.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- padrino
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noun,
a godfather.
- pintado
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noun,
cero (def 1).
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- conidia
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noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- pointed
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- 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.
- carotid
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- poniard
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noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- 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.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- precent
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- diorite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- Dinaric
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adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- Docetae
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plural noun,
early Christian adherents of Docetism.
- contra-
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- epidote
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noun,
a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- predate
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verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- diction
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noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- epeiric
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adjective,
extending inland from a continental margin:
- ctenoid
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adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- 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.
- dineric
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adjective,
of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- 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.
- entero-
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- portend
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verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
- podetia
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noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- cardio-
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- poietic
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- padrone
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noun,
a master; boss.
- tiderip
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noun,
a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
- Tancred
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noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- candier
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- Dnieper
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noun,
a river rising in the W Russian Federation flowing S through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Ukraine to the Black Sea. 1400 miles (2250 km) long.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- potence
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noun,
potency.
- codeine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- inedita
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plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- erodent
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adjective,
eroding; erosive:
- identic
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adjective,
identical.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Pitocin
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- tierced
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adjective,
(of an escutcheon) divided vertically or horizontally into three equal parts.
- Diptera
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noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- cranio-
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- centro-
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- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- centri-
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- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- pronate
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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.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- proceed
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noun,
proceeds.
something that results or accrues.
the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction:
the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
- credent
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adjective,
Archaic. believing.
- pentode
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noun,
a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
- deciare
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- notepad
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noun,
a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- peracid
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noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- percent
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- percoid
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adjective,
belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- acetone
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- cerato-
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- cerated
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adjective,
covered with wax.
- parodic
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adjective,
having or of the nature of a parody.
- 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.
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- parotid
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noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- actino-
-
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- operand
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noun,
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- protend
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verb (used with object),
to stretch forth.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- triacid
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adjective,
capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid:
- adoptee
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noun,
a person who is adopted.
- pandect
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noun,
pandects, a complete body or code of laws.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- cordate
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adjective,
heart-shaped:
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- eidetic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.
- pretend
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- cordite
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noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- picador
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noun,
one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- picotee
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noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- predict
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verb (used with object),
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- redcoat
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noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- riptide
-
noun,
a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
- pierced
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adjective,
punctured or perforated, as to form a decorative design:
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- nitride
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noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- edition
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noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- crinoid
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- perinde
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Peridot
-
noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- 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.
- deontic
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adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- depaint
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- antero-
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Dorian
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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).
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- donate
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- dopant
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noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- decent
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adjective,
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- deceit
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noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- decare
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- decant
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- decani
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adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- decane
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noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- repand
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adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- Deacon
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noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- 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.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Dacron
-
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- deicer
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- recti-
-
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- redcap
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- diapir
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- redtop
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- depone
-
verb (used with or without object),
to testify under oath; depose.
- depict
-
verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- denti-
-
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- nocti-
-
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- penta-
-
- pentad
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- 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.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- 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:
- nitro-
-
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Pernod
-
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- 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.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- petro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
-
- neaped
-
adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- pedate
-
adjective,
having a foot or feet.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paedo-
-
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- 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-
-
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- 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.
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- 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.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- patri-
-
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- pecten
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- Picard
-
noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- narco-
-
- radio-
-
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- iatro-
-
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- enter-
-
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- 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:
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- ptero-
-
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- indic.
-
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- picro-
-
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- pierid
-
noun,
Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- irido-
-
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- inter.
-
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- cteno-
-
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- cerat-
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- adreno
-
- adren-
-
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- teredo
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- centi-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- contd.
-
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- contr.
-
- andro-
-
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- 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.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- aeron.
-
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- tiered
-
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.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- 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.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- 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.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- 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.
- carpo-
-
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- adeno-
-
- cardi-
-
- actin-
-
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- tonia
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- ation
-
- ition
-
- irid-
-
- 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.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Iran.
-
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- Cant.
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- poet.
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- idion
-
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- idio-
-
- ideo-
-
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Capt.
-
- Card.
-
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- intr.
-
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- init.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- 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.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Indo-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- pico-
-
- 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.
- areo-
-
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- aden-
-
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- pated
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- patr-
-
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- oidea
-
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- 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.
- part.
-
- octa-
-
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- 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.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- 30-30
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- 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.
- trop-
-
- 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.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- 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.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- pant-
-
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- 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.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- acet-
-
- pari-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acpt.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- ordn.
-
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- aeri-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- ante-
-
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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).
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- pert.
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- peta-
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Apoc.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- noct-
-
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- pene-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- aero-
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- pedi-
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- 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.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- PEDir
-
- pedo-
-
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- 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.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- peri-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- 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.
- ician
-
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- 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.
- cont.
-
- 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.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- 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.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- rect.
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- deci-
-
- deca-
-
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- recpt
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- cero-
-
- rept.
-
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- cert.
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Prot.
-
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- cine-
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- dent.
-
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- corpn
-
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- 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.
- Recit
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- corp.
-
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- recip
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- reni-
-
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- dept.
-
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- rcpt.
-
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- econ.
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- epode
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- carp-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- pred.
-
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- crit.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- dict.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Port.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- copr-
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- prae-
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- prand
-
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- tera-
-
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- edit.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cent.
-
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- 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.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- 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.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- retd.
-
- proc.
-
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- prod.
-
- pron.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- ecto-
-
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- pret.
-
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- endo-
-
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- teno-
-
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- 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.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- ped.
-
- 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.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- pct.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Rep.
-
- RONA
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- par.
-
- tRNA
-
- rit.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- tron
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rida
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RIIA
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- 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.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- trid
-
- patd
-
- 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.
- pat.
-
- 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.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tion
-
- pro-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- 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.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 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).
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- ten.
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- rad.
-
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- prin
-
- 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.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- prec
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- 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):
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- pot.
-
- 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.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- 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.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pre-
-
- poda
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pnea
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- 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).
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- per.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- RdAc
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Pen.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- rpt.
-
- pede
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rcd.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Dino
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- dia-
-
- Dice
-
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.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- depr
-
- dioc
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- der.
-
- dep.
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- 1080
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dat.
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- 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.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dec.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Den.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ence
-
- end-
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- 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.
- Ind.
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- enc.
-
- EEOC
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- 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.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dpt.
-
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- EDTA
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- ctr.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ator
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- 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:
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cap.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- aet.
-
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- AInd
-
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ance
-
- 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).
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- cat.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Cor.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cpd.
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- crat
-
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cdr.
-
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- cit.
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cide
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- idae
-
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- NTIA
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neo-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Ont.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NDAC
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPer
-
- opia
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- OAPC
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Ire.
-
- ord.
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NCTE
-
- iod-
-
- Inc.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Oct.
-
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- 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.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- inae
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Nor.
-
- OEEC
-
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- OECD
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- IndE
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- not-
-
- NIRA
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- NADP
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- OAP
-
- 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.
- TCA
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- CIP
-
- OCR
-
- OCD
-
- 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.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- Npt
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- CNO
-
- Oc.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- OTC
-
- op.
-
- OED
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- NRA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- NRC
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- RPO
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TIA
-
- CEO
-
- Tpr
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- pd.
-
- pc.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANC
-
- Pa.
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TPN
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- TPI
-
- tpd
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ote
-
- aor
-
- APC
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Tro
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ACP
-
- Pr.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ODT
-
- PCI
-
- OPA
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- TID
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- OIt
-
- 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.
- PDT
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- OIr
-
- oid
-
- CDT
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- oic
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CAI
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ard
-
- 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.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ATP
-
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- NOP
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ETR
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ine
-
- ETO
-
- eo-
-
- ETD
-
- ITC
-
- ea.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- PRA
-
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- CRP
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ead
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- PRC
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- NCO
-
- POR
-
- id.
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- 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.
- DPA
-
- ite
-
- DPC
-
- DPI
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Dr.
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- DRE
-
- Rd.
-
- ean
-
- io-
-
- PIO
-
- IPO
-
- eir
-
- IPA
-
- en-
-
- 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 = .
- IOT
-
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- EEC
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- ior
-
- 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.
- EPT
-
- EEO
-
- ipr
-
- 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.
- IRO
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ITA
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- IOC
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ed.
-
- EDT
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDP
-
- RCA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RCN
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ier
-
- NIA
-
- 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:
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- IDP
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- 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.
- NEC
-
- DOA
-
- CRT
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- trp
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- do.
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- DAR
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- NOC
-
- DAE
-
- in.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- ide
-
- 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).
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- 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:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- POA
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- NAD
-
- REA
-
- RDC
-
- Ia.
-
- RDA
-
- RCT
-
- DNA
-
- DNR
-
- 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.
- 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.
- DET
-
- di.
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- NEA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- POC
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- 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.
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- i.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- AO
-
- ic
-
- 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.
- 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.
- T1
-
- TC
-
- DN
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- O.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TD
-
- NP
-
- t.
-
- RP
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- DP
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- 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.
- RO
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NI
-
- TP
-
- RI
-
- IP
-
- 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
-
- R.
-
- CE
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RN
-
- ND
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- D.
-