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Word disparagements has
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- paragenesis
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noun,
the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- peasantries
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noun,
peasants collectively.
- pre-adamite
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noun,
a person supposed to have existed before Adam.
- press-agent
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noun,
a person employed to promote the interests of an individual, organization, etc., by obtaining favorable publicity through advertisements, mentions in columns, and the like.
- denigrates
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verb (used with object),
to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame:
- manageress
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noun,
a woman who is a manager.
- smaragdine
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noun,
Rare. smaragd.
- tragedians
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noun,
an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.
- dispersant
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noun,
something that disperses.
- reanimates
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verb (used with object),
to restore to life; resuscitate.
- Parmenides
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noun,
flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
- tea-garden
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noun,
a tea plantation.
- parentages
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noun,
derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage:
- pedestrian
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noun,
a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- streamside
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noun,
the land on the sides of a stream.
- ptarmigans
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noun,
any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.
- depressant
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a sedative.
Compare stimulant (def 1).
- pedantries
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noun,
the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning.
- designates
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adjective,
named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed (often used in combination following the noun it modifies):
- germinates
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verb (used with object),
to cause to develop; produce.
- smaragdite
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noun,
a green, foliated member of the amphibole group.
- emarginate
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adjective,
notched at the margin.
- pentagrams
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noun,
a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc.
- sea-spider
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noun,
any member of the arthropod class Pycnogonida, marine invertebrates with eight long walking legs attached to a small body consisting of a cephalothorax and vestigial abdomen.
- sense-data
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noun,
Also called sensum. Psychology. the basic unit of an experience resulting from the stimulation of a sense organ; a stimulus or an object of perception or sensation.
- East-sider
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noun,
a native or resident of the East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.
- spearmints
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- dispenser
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noun,
a person or thing that dispenses.
- disparate
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adjective,
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar:
- disparage
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verb (used with object),
to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle:
- Dissenter
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noun,
a person who dissents, as from an established church, political party, or majority opinion.
- set-aside
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noun,
something, as land or profits, set aside for a particular purpose.
- disagrees
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verb (used without object),
to fail to agree; differ:
- regiments
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noun,
Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
- distemper
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology.
Also called canine distemper. an infectious disease chiefly of young dogs, caused by an unidentified virus and characterized by lethargy, fever, catarrh, photophobia, and vomiting.
Also called colt distemper, equine distemper, strangles. an infectious disease of horses, caused by the bacillus Streptococcus equi and characterized by catarrh of the upper air passages and the formation of pus in the submaxillary and other lymphatic glands.
Also called cat distemper, feline agranulocytosis, feline distemper, feline infectious enteritis, feline panleukopenia. a usually fatal viral disease of cats, characterized by fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, leading to severe dehydration.
- paraments
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noun,
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- sangarees
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noun,
sangría.
- dipterans
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- midranges
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noun,
this portion of a range:
- satrapies
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noun,
the province or jurisdiction of a satrap.
- dentaries
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noun,
one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
- parentage
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noun,
derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage:
- Parseeism
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noun,
the religion and customs of the Parsees.
- emigrates
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verb (used without object),
to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate:
- stepdames
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noun,
a stepmother.
- steradian
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noun,
a solid angle at the center of a sphere subtending a section on the surface equal in area to the square of the radius of the sphere. Abbreviation: sr.
- sapremias
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noun,
blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
- agrements
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noun,
Music. ornament (def 9).
- spaniards
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Spain.
- sap-green
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noun,
a green pigment obtained from the juice of buckthorn berries, used chiefly in dyes for wood, paper, and textiles.
- stingaree
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noun,
a stingray.
- indagates
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verb (used with object),
to investigate; research.
- Serpentis
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noun,
genitive of Serpens.
- pistareen
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noun,
peseta (def 2).
- near-miss
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noun,
a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- pinasters
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- streaming
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noun,
an act or instance of flowing.
- airspeeds
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noun,
the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.
- tragedies
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noun,
a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster:
- tradesmen
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noun,
a person engaged in trade.
- pargasite
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noun,
a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.
- drainages
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noun,
the act or process of draining.
- tradesman
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noun,
a person engaged in trade.
- tragedian
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noun,
an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.
- diamagnet
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noun,
a diamagnetic substance.
- dinergate
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noun,
a soldier ant.
- paganisms
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noun,
pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- Teagarden
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noun,
Weldon John [wel-dn] /ˈwɛl dn/ (Show IPA), ("Jack") 1905–64, U.S. jazz trombonist and singer.
- antimeres
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- ptarmigan
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noun,
any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.
- aperients
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- marginate
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adjective,
having a margin.
- paginates
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verb (used with object),
to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- marinades
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noun,
a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- marinates
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- astringes
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- aspirates
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- deaminase
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noun,
an enzyme that releases the amino group from a compound.
- asperates
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verb (used with object),
to make rough, harsh, or uneven:
- Massinger
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noun,
Philip, 1583–1640, English dramatist: collaborated with John Fletcher.
- masteries
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noun,
command or grasp, as of a subject:
- seastrand
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noun,
seashore.
- arsenites
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- arginases
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noun,
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
- arsenides
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- arsenates
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- seatrains
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- man-eater
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noun,
an animal, especially a tiger or lion, that eats or is said to eat human flesh.
- deaminate
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verb (used with object),
to remove the amino group from (a compound).
- amnesties
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noun,
a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- side-step
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noun,
a step to one side, as in dancing, skiing, or boxing.
- amperages
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noun,
the strength of an electric current measured in amperes. Abbreviation: amp.
- digesters
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noun,
a person or thing that digests.
- predatism
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noun,
the state of living as a predator or by predation.
- agentries
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noun,
the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
- detainers
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- andesites
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noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- designate
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adjective,
named or selected for an office, position, etc., but not yet installed (often used in combination following the noun it modifies):
- magnesias
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noun,
a white, tasteless substance, magnesium oxide, MgO, used in medicine as an antacid and laxative.
- magnesite
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noun,
a mineral, magnesium carbonate, MgCO 3 , having a characteristic conchoidal fracture and usually occurring in white masses.
- reanimate
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verb (used with object),
to restore to life; resuscitate.
- Manassite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Manasseh.
- Mertensia
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
- denigrate
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verb (used with object),
to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame:
- sea-grape
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noun,
a tropical American tree, Coccoloba uvifera, of the buckwheat family, bearing grapelike clusters of edible purple berries.
- president
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
- dempsters
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noun,
deemster.
- demitasse
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noun,
a small cup for serving strong black coffee after dinner.
- Demetrias
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noun,
an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
- dementias
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- readiness
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noun,
the condition of being ready.
- steersman
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noun,
a person who steers a ship; helmsman.
- tamarinds
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noun,
the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- pediments
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
- spearmint
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- septimana
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noun,
a week.
- pentagram
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noun,
a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc.
- adamsites
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noun,
a yellow irritant smoke, containing a poisonous form of arsenic and used as a harassing agent.
- spermatid
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noun,
Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- mridangas
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noun,
an ancient drum of India shaped like a long conical barrel with two tuned heads of different sizes.
- Grampians
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noun,
The, (used with a plural verb) a range of low mountains in central Scotland, separating the Highlands from the Lowlands. Highest peak, Ben Nevis, 4406 feet (1343 meters).
- Germanist
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noun,
a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.
- resinates
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- geminates
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noun,
Phonetics. a doubled consonant sound.
- estranged
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adjective,
displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated.
- spermatia
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noun,
Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- pastramis
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noun,
a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
- gamesters
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noun,
a gambler.
- steadings
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noun,
a farm, especially its buildings.
- eradiates
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verb (used with or without object),
to radiate.
- passerine
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adjective,
of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.
- germinate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to develop; produce.
- passenger
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noun,
a person who is traveling in an automobile, bus, train, airplane, or other conveyance, especially one who is not the driver, pilot, or the like.
- pederasts
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noun,
a person who engages in pederasty.
- speedings
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noun,
the act or practice of exceeding the speed limit:
- estranges
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verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- stampedes
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noun,
a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- gardenias
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noun,
any evergreen tree or shrub belonging to the genus Gardenia, of the madder family, native to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, cultivated for its usually large, fragrant white flowers.
- gendarmes
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noun,
a police officer in any of several European countries, especially a French police officer.
- endamages
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verb (used with object),
to damage.
- serenatas
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- sparteine
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noun,
a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
- ganisters
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- passement
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noun,
a garment trimming of gold, silver, linen, or silk thread.
- separates
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noun,
Usually, separates. women's outer garments that may be worn in combination with a variety of others to make different ensembles, as matching and contrasting blouses, skirts, and sweaters.
- spermines
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noun,
a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
- mandates
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noun,
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative:
- pretends
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- Pressman
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noun,
a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
- geminate
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noun,
Phonetics. a doubled consonant sound.
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- pressing
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noun,
any phonograph record produced in a record-molding press from a master or a stamper.
- pressmen
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noun,
a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
- primages
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noun,
a small allowance formerly paid by a shipper to the master and crew of a vessel for the loading and care of the goods: now charged with the freight and retained by the shipowner.
- Prestige
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noun,
reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
- gendarme
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noun,
a police officer in any of several European countries, especially a French police officer.
- sea-maid
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noun,
a mermaid.
- dataries
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noun,
the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
- gematria
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noun,
a cabbalistic system of interpretation of the Scriptures by substituting for a particular word another word whose letters give the same numerical sum.
- manatees
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noun,
any of several plant-eating aquatic mammals of the genus Trichechus, of West Indian, Floridian, and Gulf Coast waters, having two flippers in front and a broad, spoon-shaped tail: all species are endangered.
- endamage
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verb (used with object),
to damage.
- presides
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verb (used without object),
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- dementia
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noun,
severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
- grandees
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noun,
a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
- magentas
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noun,
fuchsin.
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- deranges
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verb (used with object),
to throw into disorder; disarrange.
- magnates
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noun,
a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.:
- depaints
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verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- prenames
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noun,
given name.
- Magnesia
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noun,
a white, tasteless substance, magnesium oxide, MgO, used in medicine as an antacid and laxative.
- grandpas
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noun,
grandfather.
- grandmas
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noun,
grandmother.
- Denpasar
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noun,
a city on S Bali, in S Indonesia.
- presages
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noun,
a presentiment or foreboding.
- grandams
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noun,
a grandmother.
- dementis
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- Gassendi
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1592–1655, French philosopher and scientist.
- spenders
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noun,
a person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly; spendthrift.
- gastrins
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- sarmenta
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noun,
a slender running stem; runner.
- presents
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noun,
the present time.
- Grampian
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noun,
a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- Dempster
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noun,
deemster.
- springes
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noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- demireps
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noun,
a demimondaine.
- sarsenet
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noun,
sarcenet.
- patinaed
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adjective,
having or covered with a patina.
- demerits
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noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- gradient
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noun,
the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- man-trap
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noun,
an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- pediment
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- ragtimes
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noun,
rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- aspirant
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noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- Asperges
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noun,
the rite of sprinkling the altar, clergy, and people with holy water before High Mass.
- asperate
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verb (used with object),
to make rough, harsh, or uneven:
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Massenet
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noun,
Jules Émile Frédéric [zhyl ey-meel frey-dey-reek] /ʒül eɪˈmil freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1842–1912, French composer.
- masseter
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noun,
a short, thick, masticatory muscle, the action of which assists in closing the jaws by raising the mandible or lower jaw.
- spermine
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noun,
a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
- spiremes
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noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- paganism
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noun,
pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- gisarmes
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noun,
guisarme.
- giantess
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noun,
an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- spirants
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- spiraeas
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noun,
spirea.
- arsenate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- seatings
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- spinster
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- martians
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Germania
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noun,
an ancient region in central Europe, N of the Danube River.
- gradatim
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) by degrees; gradually.
- paginate
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verb (used with object),
to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- mansards
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noun,
Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.
Compare French roof.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- tear-gas
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noun,
a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
- dampings
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noun,
a decreasing of the amplitude of an electrical or mechanical wave.
- mantissa
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noun,
Mathematics. the decimal part of a common logarithm.
Compare characteristic (def 3a).
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- Damastes
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noun,
Procrustes.
- gradates
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verb (used with object),
to cause to gradate.
- margents
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noun,
margin.
- Dagestan
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noun,
an autonomous republic in the SW Russian Federation on the W shore of the Caspian Sea. 19,421 sq. mi. (50,300 sq. km). Capital: Makhachkala.
Formerly Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- pederast
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noun,
a person who engages in pederasty.
- gentries
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- marinade
-
noun,
a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- asserted
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Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- atresias
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- Germaine
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noun,
a female given name.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- radiants
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- radiates
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- temperas
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- assignee
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noun,
a person to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for his or her own enjoyment or in trust.
- assignat
-
noun,
one of the notes issued as paper currency from 1789 to 1796 by the revolutionary government on the security of confiscated lands.
- seamster
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sewing; tailor.
- Assidean
-
noun,
a member of a sect, characterized by its religious zeal and piety, that flourished in the 2nd century b.c. during the time of the Maccabees and vigorously resisted the Hellenization of Jewish culture and religion.
- sagenite
-
noun,
a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
- Gardenia
-
noun,
any evergreen tree or shrub belonging to the genus Gardenia, of the madder family, native to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, cultivated for its usually large, fragrant white flowers.
- detrains
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- designer
-
noun,
a person who devises or executes designs, especially one who creates forms, structures, and patterns, as for works of art or machines.
- stringed
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- east-end
-
noun,
a section of E London, England.
- Santeria
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- steamers
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- pinaster
-
noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- eradiate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to radiate.
- earnests
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- strained
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- ingrates
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- Erasmian
-
noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- Erastian
-
noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- Parmesan
-
adjective,
of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
- inserted
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Santarem
-
noun,
a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- epigrams
-
noun,
any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.
- dressing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that dresses.
- steading
-
noun,
a farm, especially its buildings.
- steadies
-
noun,
Informal. a person of the opposite sex whom one dates exclusively; sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend.
- dressage
-
noun,
haute école (def 1).
- sangrias
-
noun,
an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- sardines
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- St-Denis
-
noun,
Ruth, 1880?–1968, U.S. dancer.
- pertains
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- speeding
-
noun,
the act or practice of exceeding the speed limit:
- drainage
-
noun,
the act or process of draining.
- persians
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- dragnets
-
noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- eastings
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- steapsin
-
noun,
the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- standees
-
noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- partings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- enargite
-
noun,
a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
- steering
-
noun,
the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.
- Peterman
-
noun,
a safecracker.
- emprises
-
noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- emirates
-
noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- energism
-
noun,
the theory that self-realization is the highest good.
- emigrate
-
verb (used without object),
to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate:
- emigrant
-
noun,
a person who emigrates, as from his or her native country or region:
Synonyms: émigré, expatriate.
- stepdame
-
noun,
a stepmother.
- spartans
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- emanates
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth; emit.
- partisan
-
noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- sterigma
-
noun,
a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or especially a basidiospore.
- stingers
-
noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- impastes
-
verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- piasters
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- stearins
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- sapremia
-
noun,
blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
- impresas
-
noun,
a device or emblem.
- editress
-
noun,
a woman employed in the work of editing.
- imprests
-
noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- Spearing
-
noun,
an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.
- Spaniard
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Spain.
- pigments
-
noun,
a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- Spearman
-
noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- spearmen
-
noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- indagate
-
verb (used with object),
to investigate; research.
- pasterns
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Dniester
-
noun,
a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- despairs
-
noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- diastema
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
- sandpits
-
noun,
a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- gaminess
-
noun,
the taste or odor of game, especially when slightly tainted.
- sea-gate
-
noun,
a navigable channel giving access to the sea.
- dimeters
-
noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- tangrams
-
noun,
a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, which can be combined so as to form a great variety of other figures.
- pastries
-
noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- digester
-
noun,
a person or thing that digests.
- diesters
-
noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- madeiras
-
noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- diatreme
-
noun,
a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- diasters
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- diastems
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- diastase
-
- Paradise
-
noun,
heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
- predates
-
verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- ganister
-
noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- diameter
-
noun,
Geometry.
a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference or surface at each end.
a straight line passing from side to side of any figure or body, through its center.
- Diamante
-
noun,
a sequin, rhinestone, or other glittery ornamentation on a garment.
- pantries
-
noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- gantries
-
noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- detainer
-
noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- Maeander
-
noun,
ancient name of the Menderes (def 2).
- grantees
-
noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- destines
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- destains
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- despites
-
noun,
contemptuous treatment; insult.
- Grassman
-
noun,
Hermann Günther [her-mahn gyn-tuh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈgün tər/ (Show IPA), 1809–77, German mathematician and linguist.
- gamester
-
noun,
a gambler.
- stampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- disparts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- estampie
-
noun,
a medieval dance and instrumental form, in several repeated sections, associated chiefly with the trouvères.
- tamarind
-
noun,
the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- rampages
-
noun,
violent or excited behavior that is reckless, uncontrolled, or destructive.
- tamarins
-
noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- estrange
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- parasite
-
noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- sangaree
-
noun,
sangría.
- disrates
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- stampede
-
noun,
a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- disperse
-
adjective,
Physical Chemistry. noting the dispersed particles in a dispersion.
- etamines
-
noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- dispense
-
noun,
Obsolete. expenditure.
- greisens
-
noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- smaragds
-
noun,
emerald.
- staminas
-
noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- permeant
-
adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- smidgens
-
noun,
a very small amount:
- disaster
-
noun,
a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- pastinas
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- disagree
-
verb (used without object),
to fail to agree; differ:
- greatens
-
verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- pastrami
-
noun,
a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
- dipteran
-
noun,
a dipterous insect.
- smarties
-
noun,
a smart aleck.
- smartens
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- parament
-
noun,
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- tanagers
-
noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- Armitage
-
noun,
Kenneth, 1916–2002, English sculptor.
- Satanism
-
noun,
the worship of Satan or the powers of evil.
- misspend
-
verb (used with object),
to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.
- airdates
-
noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- Serendip
-
noun,
Arabic name of Sri Lanka.
- aperient
-
noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- serenata
-
noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- trangams
-
noun,
an odd gadget; gewgaw; trinket.
- step-ins
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- tramping
-
noun,
hiking, especially on trails having huts at regular intervals for hikers to use overnight.
- raspings
-
noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- mind-set
-
noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- traipses
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- agenesis
-
noun,
absence of or failed development of a body part.
- mridanga
-
noun,
an ancient drum of India shaped like a long conical barrel with two tuned heads of different sizes.
- segments
-
noun,
one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section:
- seedsman
-
noun,
a sower of seed.
- Sergeant
-
noun,
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- andesite
-
noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- red-tape
-
noun,
excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- sediment
-
noun,
the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- airspeed
-
noun,
the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.
- meetings
-
noun,
the act of coming together:
- minarets
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- anapests
-
noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- septimes
-
noun,
the seventh of eight defensive positions.
- araneids
-
noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- M-series
-
noun,
See under M-line.
- migrates
-
verb (used without object),
to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate.
Antonyms: remain.
- reedings
-
noun,
a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
- minsters
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- Messiaen
-
noun,
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles [aw-lee-vyey œ-zhen praw-sper sharl] /ɔ liˈvyeɪ œˈʒɛn prɔˈspɛr ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1908–92, French composer and organist.
- migrants
-
noun,
a person or animal that migrates.
- agametes
-
noun,
an asexual reproductive cell, as a spore, that forms a new organism without fusion with another cell.
- readings
-
noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- misreads
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- Ansermet
-
noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- misdates
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- aniseeds
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- trendies
-
noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- misspent
-
adjective,
spent wrongly or unwisely; wasted:
- seriemas
-
noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- animates
-
adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- animated
-
adjective,
full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous:
- agminate
-
adjective,
aggregated together.
- reagents
-
noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- Agamedes
-
noun,
a daughter of Augeas noted for her skill at using herbs for healing.
- agrement
-
noun,
Music. ornament (def 9).
- antimere
-
noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- seemings
-
noun,
appearance, especially outward or deceptive appearance.
- Semarang
-
noun,
a seaport on N Java, in S Indonesia.
- angaries
-
noun,
the right of a belligerent state to seize and use the property of neutrals for purposes of warfare, subject to payment of full compensation.
- seringas
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- mintages
-
noun,
the act or process of minting.
- trepangs
-
noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- sidestep
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid or dodge by stepping aside.
- retsinas
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- anergies
-
noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- repaints
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Messenia
-
noun,
a division of ancient Greece, in the SW Peloponnesus: an important center of Mycenaean culture.
- mediates
-
adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- naperies
-
noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- septaria
-
noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- arginase
-
noun,
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
- adamsite
-
noun,
a yellow irritant smoke, containing a poisonous form of arsenic and used as a harassing agent.
- amperage
-
noun,
the strength of an electric current measured in amperes. Abbreviation: amp.
- trade-in
-
noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- resident
-
noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- amentias
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- amnesias
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- separate
-
noun,
Usually, separates. women's outer garments that may be worn in combination with a variety of others to make different ensembles, as matching and contrasting blouses, skirts, and sweaters.
- resigned
-
adjective,
submissive or acquiescent.
- resinate
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- sentries
-
noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- amerinds
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- mediants
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- amirates
-
noun,
emirate.
- respites
-
noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- regiment
-
noun,
Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
- regimens
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.
- amidases
-
noun,
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acid amide.
- tsarinas
-
noun,
czarina.
- Ramsgate
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Kent, in SE England: resort.
- meanders
-
noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- segreant
-
adjective,
(of a griffin) rampant.
- siamangs
-
noun,
a large, black gibbon, Hylobates syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having very long arms and the second and third digits partially united by a web of skin: an endangered species.
- nametags
-
noun,
an identification tag or label showing one's name and sometimes one's address or business affiliation, attached to an article of clothing or worn around the neck or wrist.
- midrange
-
noun,
this portion of a range:
- arenites
-
noun,
psammite.
- adapters
-
noun,
a person or thing that adapts.
- sarangi
-
noun,
(in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- impaste
-
verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- reminds
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- sestina
-
noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- sangria
-
noun,
an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- impasse
-
noun,
a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- tamarin
-
noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- imparts
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- amidase
-
noun,
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acid amide.
- remiped
-
noun,
a remiped animal.
- sangers
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- agnates
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- emanate
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth; emit.
- serines
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- impedes
-
verb (used with object),
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- migrant
-
noun,
a person or animal that migrates.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- impends
-
verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- midgets
-
noun,
(not in technical use) an extremely small person having normal physical proportions.
- pargets
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- disseat
-
verb (used with object),
to unseat.
- parians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- impers.
-
- dissent
-
noun,
difference of sentiment or opinion.
- impresa
-
noun,
a device or emblem.
- integer
-
noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- mintage
-
noun,
the act or process of minting.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- parings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- dispart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- Petrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- impress
-
noun,
the act of impressing.
- sparges
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- misease
-
noun,
Archaic. discomfort; distress; suffering.
- ideates
-
noun,
ideatum.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- sparing
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- disease
-
noun,
a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- paresis
-
noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- empties
-
noun,
Informal. something that is empty, as a box, bottle, or can:
- dismast
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a ship) of masts; break off the masts of.
- emprise
-
noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- EMPRESS
-
noun,
a female ruler of an empire.
- sparids
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- smidgen
-
noun,
a very small amount:
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- peteman
-
noun,
peterman.
- emirate
-
noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- emigres
-
noun,
an emigrant, especially a person who flees from his or her native land because of political conditions.
- semaise
-
noun,
cymaise.
- pissant
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- Miranda
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- mirages
-
noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- dragees
-
noun,
a sugarcoated nut or candy.
- remises
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- Emerita
-
noun,
a woman with such status.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- regimen
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.
- amidate
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into an amide.
- Reigate
-
noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- stigmas
-
noun,
a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- dissert
-
verb (used without object),
to discourse on a subject.
- strains
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- ingates
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Ingemar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pinards
-
noun,
wine.
- ingesta
-
plural noun,
substances ingested.
- ingests
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- instars
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- tamaris
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- airdate
-
noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- amentia
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- earings
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- Amen-Ra
-
noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- Dnieper
-
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.
- strands
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- stripes
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- pinatas
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- ingress
-
noun,
the act of going in or entering.
- strange
-
adverb,
in a strange manner.
- minders
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- streams
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- pinders
-
noun,
peanut.
- inseams
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- strides
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- taipans
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- striped
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- easiest
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- insteps
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- sapiens
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- AmerInd
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- imprest
-
noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- seiners
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- remands
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- transp.
-
- parting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- parangs
-
noun,
a large, heavy knife used as a tool or a weapon in Malaysia and Indonesia.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- pigment
-
noun,
a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- pitmans
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- dragnet
-
noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- Ditmars
-
noun,
Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- stinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Serpens
-
noun,
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
- santirs
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Serpent
-
noun,
a snake.
- satraps
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- partans
-
noun,
a crab.
- stipend
-
noun,
a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- trangam
-
noun,
an odd gadget; gewgaw; trinket.
- santims
-
noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- Eastman
-
noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- easters
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- pitanga
-
noun,
Surinam cherry.
- sarapes
-
noun,
serape.
- rampant
-
adjective,
violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:
- endears
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- grandam
-
noun,
a grandmother.
- garnets
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- grandpa
-
noun,
grandfather.
- resedas
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- grandma
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grandee
-
noun,
a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
- sprites
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Penates
-
plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- gaspers
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- gasters
-
- garment
-
noun,
any article of clothing:
- septime
-
noun,
the seventh of eight defensive positions.
- gastrin
-
noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- resends
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- sprints
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- Trianda
-
noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- gateman
-
noun,
a gatekeeper.
- gatemen
-
noun,
a gatekeeper.
- adipate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of adipic acid.
- gardens
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- resents
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- serapes
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Serapis
-
noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- gamines
-
noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- repines
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- admires
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- stadias
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- Spender
-
noun,
a person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly; spendthrift.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- ganders
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- pentads
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- grantee
-
noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- Sargent
-
noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- reseats
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- granite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- penises
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- gardant
-
adjective,
guardant.
- granita
-
noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- Gardena
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Springs
-
noun,
a city in S Transvaal, in the E Republic of South Africa, E of Johannesburg.
- springe
-
noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- Gratiae
-
plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- sensate
-
adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- respite
-
noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- germens
-
noun,
a germ.
- senegas
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- resting
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- spireme
-
noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- spireas
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- patsies
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- gisarme
-
noun,
guisarme.
- gerents
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- tsarism
-
noun,
czarism.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- peasant
-
noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- Spiraea
-
noun,
spirea.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- gisants
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- spinets
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- sateens
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- germane
-
adjective,
closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent:
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- spriest
-
adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- Adamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Adam; human being.
- grained
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- gearset
-
noun,
a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
- spreads
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- adapter
-
noun,
a person or thing that adapts.
- sprangs
-
noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- nametag
-
noun,
an identification tag or label showing one's name and sometimes one's address or business affiliation, attached to an article of clothing or worn around the neck or wrist.
- patinas
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- sprains
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- semites
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- Geraint
-
noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- gradins
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- genesis
-
noun,
an origin, creation, or beginning.
- namaste
-
noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Genista
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- gradate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to gradate.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- pedants
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- Spenser
-
noun,
Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
- gametes
-
noun,
a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.
- sereins
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- misread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- agamete
-
noun,
an asexual reproductive cell, as a spore, that forms a new organism without fusion with another cell.
- epigram
-
noun,
any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.
- misters
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- epimers
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- steamer
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- Epstein
-
noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- steamed
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- pesters
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Agamede
-
noun,
a daughter of Augeas noted for her skill at using herbs for healing.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- seriema
-
noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- ergates
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- against
-
Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Erigena
-
noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- trepang
-
noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- pesetas
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- passing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- misstep
-
noun,
a wrong step.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- gripmen
-
noun,
a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car.
- passade
-
noun,
a turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same ground.
- endgate
-
noun,
tailboard.
- Spartan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- senders
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- Agenais
-
noun,
an ancient region of SW France.
- petards
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- engirds
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- ageisms
-
noun,
discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
- engrams
-
noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- passage
-
noun,
a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.:
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- passant
-
adjective,
(of a beast) represented as in the act of walking, with one forepaw raised.
- enigmas
-
noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- enrages
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- Semangs
-
noun,
a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
- entasis
-
noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- missend
-
verb (used with object),
to send or forward, especially mail, to a wrong place or person.
- Smetana
-
noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- mitered
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- pesades
-
noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- Gratian
-
noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- stagers
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- pastime
-
noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- stamina
-
noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- stamin-
-
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- Permian
-
noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- Staines
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- repeats
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- Stagira
-
noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- tressed
-
adjective,
(of the hair) arranged or formed into tresses; braided; plaited.
- perinde
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- greaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- greases
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- repents
-
adjective,
creeping.
- gaiters
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- gratins
-
noun,
au gratin.
- gratine
-
verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- Aegates
-
noun,
ancient name of Egadi.
- greisen
-
noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- gripman
-
noun,
a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car.
- esprits
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- persist
-
verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- standee
-
noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- pasters
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- aerates
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- etamine
-
noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- stamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- Perseid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus.
- pasties
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- grenade
-
noun,
a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
- estrade
-
noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- Sergipe
-
noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 8490 sq. mi. (21,990 sq. km). Capital: Aracajú.
- Grenada
-
noun,
one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- estrins
-
noun,
estrone.
- disarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- migrate
-
verb (used without object),
to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate.
Antonyms: remain.
- tigress
-
noun,
a female tiger.
- pandits
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- Massena
-
noun,
a city in N New York, on the St. Lawrence River.
- magnet-
-
- presage
-
noun,
a presentiment or foreboding.
- mantids
-
noun,
mantis.
- magnets
-
noun,
a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.
- inserts
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- tenders
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- Seaside
-
noun,
the land along the sea; seacoast.
- present
-
noun,
the present time.
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- massage
-
noun,
the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
- reagins
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- deniers
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- Raamses
-
noun,
a city that was built for the Pharaoh by the Israelites and from which the Exodus began. Ex. 1:11.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- danaite
-
noun,
a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- sigmate
-
adjective,
having the form of the Greek sigma or the letter S.
- presets
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- preside
-
verb (used without object),
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- menders
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- animate
-
adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- medinas
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- demises
-
noun,
death or decease.
- Maidens
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- reagent
-
noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- demirep
-
noun,
a demimondaine.
- radians
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- message
-
noun,
a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means.
- depaint
-
verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- prisage
-
noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- Andrias
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- argasid
-
noun,
any of the numerous ticks of the family Argasidae, comprising the soft ticks.
- deserts
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- primate
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- masting
-
noun,
the masts of a ship, taken as a whole.
- mediant
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- Meissen
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany, on the Elbe River: famous for fine porcelain.
- pregame
-
noun,
an event or broadcast relating to and occurring just before a sports game:
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- sampans
-
noun,
any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
- dermat-
-
- Magenta
-
noun,
fuchsin.
- premeds
-
noun,
a program of premedical study or training.
- anemias
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- dereism
-
noun,
autism.
- Massine
-
noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- tearing
-
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.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- Messier
-
noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1730–1817, French astronomer.
- derange
-
verb (used with object),
to throw into disorder; disarrange.
- mediate
-
adjective,
acting through, dependent on, or involving an intermediate agency; not direct or immediate.
- premise
-
noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- prename
-
noun,
given name.
- depress
-
verb (used with object),
to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
- Seagirt
-
noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- deperms
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable.
- magnate
-
noun,
a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.:
- departs
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- radiant
-
noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- asperse
-
verb (used with object),
to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- Messina
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- tarpans
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- manages
-
verb (used with object),
to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship:
- Megaera
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- apteria
-
noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- Siemens
-
noun,
Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho) Abbreviation: S.
- manatee
-
noun,
any of several plant-eating aquatic mammals of the genus Trichechus, of West Indian, Floridian, and Gulf Coast waters, having two flippers in front and a broad, spoon-shaped tail: all species are endangered.
- Sanders
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- radiate
-
adjective,
radiating from a center.
- priests
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- pageant
-
noun,
an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like, often given in dramatic form or as a procession of colorful floats.
- mandate
-
noun,
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative:
- tempers
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- dearies
-
noun,
darling.
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- manager
-
noun,
a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- tempera
-
noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- Megaris
-
noun,
a district in ancient Greece, between the Gulf of Corinth and Saronic Gulf.
- siamang
-
noun,
a large, black gibbon, Hylobates syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having very long arms and the second and third digits partially united by a web of skin: an endangered species.
- primage
-
noun,
a small allowance formerly paid by a shipper to the master and crew of a vessel for the loading and care of the goods: now charged with the freight and retained by the shipowner.
- paisans
-
noun,
compatriot.
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- tarsias
-
noun,
intarsia.
- Maritsa
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- ratings
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Rapidan
-
noun,
a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.
- darings
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- pretend
-
adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- degames
-
noun,
lemonwood.
- signees
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- Reading
-
noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- Mansart
-
noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- Meriden
-
noun,
a city in central Connecticut.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Mansard
-
noun,
Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.
Compare French roof.
- demerit
-
noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- dements
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- meeting
-
noun,
the act of coming together:
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- dementi
-
noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- pandies
-
noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- demeans
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- panders
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- aspires
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- tinders
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ragtime
-
noun,
rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- Martina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- araneid
-
noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- aramids
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- assegai
-
noun,
the slender javelin or spear of the Bantu-speaking people of southern Africa.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- tessera
-
noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- degerms
-
verb (used with object),
to rid of germs.
- sinters
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- damping
-
noun,
a decreasing of the amplitude of an electrical or mechanical wave.
- maneges
-
noun,
the art of training and riding horses.
- segment
-
noun,
one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section:
- ptisans
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- signets
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- margent
-
noun,
margin.
- Tangier
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- tangram
-
noun,
a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, which can be combined so as to form a great variety of other figures.
- digress
-
verb (used without object),
to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
- simpers
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- arpents
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- damages
-
noun,
injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness:
- Margate
-
noun,
a red-mouthed grunt, Haemulon album, inhabiting Atlantic waters from Florida to Brazil, valued as a food fish.
- digests
-
noun,
a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, especially when classified or condensed.
- ape-man
-
noun,
a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
- metisse
-
noun,
a woman of mixed ancestry.
- amperes
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- dimeter
-
noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- Madeira
-
noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- sandpit
-
noun,
a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- reedman
-
noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- diester
-
noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- matrass
-
noun,
a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
- predate
-
verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- tansies
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- painted
-
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.
- amritas
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Andreas
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- seeings
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- reeding
-
noun,
a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
- singers
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- sedates
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- teasers
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- signers
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Samanid
-
noun,
a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
- meander
-
noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- rampage
-
noun,
violent or excited behavior that is reckless, uncontrolled, or destructive.
- Tampere
-
noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- praises
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- tampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Armenia
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- aminase
-
noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- Diptera
-
noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- aminate
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- Siamese
-
noun,
a native of Siam.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- negates
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- tanager
-
noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- sideman
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- amirate
-
noun,
emirate.
- regains
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- smaragd
-
noun,
emerald.
- Sitsang
-
noun,
Tibet (def 1).
- Negress
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black woman or girl.
- sedarim
-
noun,
a plural of Seder.
- sidearm
-
adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- teeming
-
adjective,
abounding or swarming with something, as with people:
- amnesia
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- parades
-
noun,
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- tandems
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- aperies
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- mantras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- Ariadne
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- samisen
-
noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- Nemesis
-
noun,
something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.:
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- matinee
-
noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- seating
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- sidemen
-
noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- tapemen
-
noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- dampens
-
verb (used with object),
to make damp; moisten:
- redness
-
noun,
the quality or state of being red.
- destine
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- seeming
-
noun,
appearance, especially outward or deceptive appearance.
- dessert
-
noun,
cake, pie, fruit, pudding, ice cream, etc., served as the final course of a meal.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- metages
-
noun,
the official measurement of contents or weight.
- despite
-
noun,
contemptuous treatment; insult.
- despise
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
- seaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- despair
-
noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- desmans
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- Meitner
-
noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- marinas
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- dampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that damps or depresses:
- maenads
-
noun,
bacchante.
- desires
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- pansies
-
noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- designs
-
noun,
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- Dampier
-
noun,
William, 1652–1715, English navigator, explorer, buccaneer, and writer.
- Artigas
-
noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- tapeman
-
noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- rasping
-
noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- menages
-
noun,
a domestic establishment; household.
- diaster
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- metiers
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Rameses
-
noun,
Ramses (def 1).
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- Matisse
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- anadems
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- anaspid
-
noun,
any member of an extinct order, Anaspida, of small, freshwater jawless fishes of the Silurian and Devonian periods, characterized by a single nostril, narrow rows of scales, and, usually, an armor-plated head.
- anapsid
-
noun,
a reptile of the subclass Anapsida.
- ramenta
-
noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- anapest
-
noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- samites
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- madness
-
noun,
the state of being mad; insanity.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- diagram
-
noun,
a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- grasps
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- pagnes
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- Greats
-
- greeds
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- Grasse
-
noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- speers
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- sperm-
-
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- spends
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- grades
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- seders
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- gneiss
-
noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- meager
-
adjective,
deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate:
- sedans
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- patri-
-
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- matri-
-
- sperms
-
noun,
semen.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- megass
-
noun,
bagasse.
- grands
-
noun,
grand piano.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- grand-
-
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- Grande
-
noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- septi-
-
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- grani-
-
- Megara
-
noun,
a city in ancient Greece: the chief city of Megaris.
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- gramps
-
noun,
grandfather.
- Matadi
-
noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- gramas
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Graeae
-
plural noun,
three old sea goddesses who had but one eye and one tooth among them and were the protectors of their sisters the Gorgons.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Padang
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Medit.
-
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- grampa
-
noun,
grandfather.
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- masais
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- Ingram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- maenad
-
noun,
bacchante.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- metage
-
noun,
the official measurement of contents or weight.
- Ingmar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- neaped
-
adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- spades
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- Sidras
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- impede
-
verb (used with object),
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- impend
-
verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- magpie
-
noun,
either of two corvine birds, Pica pica (black-billed magpie) of Eurasia and North America, or P. nuttalli (yellow-billed magpie) of California, having long, graduated tails, black-and-white plumage, and noisy, mischievous habits.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- imper.
-
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- pangas
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugar cane, etc.; machete.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Madras
-
noun,
a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- midsts
-
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- Madag.
-
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- parade
-
noun,
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- midget
-
noun,
(not in technical use) an extremely small person having normal physical proportions.
- midges
-
noun,
any of numerous minute dipterous insects, especially of the family Chironomidae, somewhat resembling a mosquito.
Compare gnat (def 1).
- smarts
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- parang
-
noun,
a large, heavy knife used as a tool or a weapon in Malaysia and Indonesia.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Madang
-
noun,
a seaport on the N coast of New Guinea, in Papua New Guinea.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- sesame
-
noun,
a tropical, herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil.
- instr.
-
- inter.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- intra-
-
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Madera
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- nemat-
-
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pastas
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- passim
-
adverb,
here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- singes
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- manges
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- grists
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- manger
-
noun,
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
- grinds
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- Grimes
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- serges
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- margin
-
noun,
the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- Margie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- marges
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- greets
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- menage
-
noun,
a domestic establishment; household.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- mender
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- semens
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- speeds
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- grides
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- Spears
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- mirage
-
noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- pandas
-
noun,
Also called giant panda. a white-and-black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the raccoon family but now classified as a bear subfamily, Ailuropodinae, or as the sole member of a separate family, Ailuropodidae, which diverged from an ancestral bear lineage.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- merges
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- maigre
-
adjective,
containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.
- images
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- Semang
-
noun,
a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
- manege
-
noun,
the art of training and riding horses.
- passed
-
noun,
an act of passing.
- mensas
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- menses
-
noun,
the periodic flow of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus; menstrual flow.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- nested
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- merdes
-
noun,
excrement.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- manage
-
verb (used with object),
to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship:
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- sigmas
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- degame
-
noun,
lemonwood.
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- degerm
-
verb (used with object),
to rid of germs.
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- deigns
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- trans.
-
- deisms
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- deists
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- demean
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- dement
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- demies
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- deesis
-
noun,
a representation in Byzantine art of Christ enthroned and flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, often found on an iconostasis.
- demise
-
noun,
death or decease.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- agreed
-
adjective,
arranged or set by common consent:
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- denti-
-
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- dampen
-
verb (used with object),
to make damp; moisten:
- damper
-
noun,
a person or thing that damps or depresses:
- sampan
-
noun,
any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Amadis
-
noun,
a knight-errant, model of the chivalric hero.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- prides
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- dassie
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Dassin
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1911–2008, French motion-picture director, born in the U.S.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- deperm
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- agenda
-
noun,
a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.:
- Prasad
-
noun,
Rajendra [rah-jen-druh] /rɑˈdʒɛn drə/ (Show IPA), 1884–1963, first president of the Republic of India 1950–62.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- prangs
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- dinger
-
noun,
humdinger.
- dinges
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- disarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- dismes
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- distr.
-
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- ageism
-
noun,
discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- agates
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- dragee
-
noun,
a sugarcoated nut or candy.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- premed
-
noun,
a program of premedical study or training.
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- dermis
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- design
-
noun,
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- desist
-
verb (used without object),
to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- sedges
-
noun,
any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places.
Compare sedge family.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- Digest
-
noun,
a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, especially when classified or condensed.
- digram
-
noun,
a sequence of two adjacent letters or symbols.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- agists
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- pissed
-
noun,
urine.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- ranged
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- armpad
-
noun,
a small cushion forming part of the arm of a chair, sofa, or the like.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- 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.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- 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.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- 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.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- angsts
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- ringed
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- arsen-
-
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- tegmen
-
noun,
a cover, covering, or integument.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- assign
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- regime
-
noun,
a mode or system of rule or government:
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- AmerSp
-
- saigas
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- Dagmar
-
noun,
a female given name: from Danish, meaning “day” and “glory.”.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- damage
-
noun,
injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness:
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- damans
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- damars
-
noun,
dammar.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- ragman
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- anadem
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Ramage
-
noun,
a descent group composed of individuals descended from one ancestor through any combination of male and female links.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- Asgard
-
noun,
the home of the Aesir and location of Valhalla and the palaces of the individual gods: connected with the earth by the rainbow bridge, Bifrost.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- sadism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on causing pain or degradation to others.
Compare masochism.
- ragmen
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- asides
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- sadist
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a person who has the condition of sadism, in which one receives sexual gratification from causing pain and degradation to another.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- aspens
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- amigas
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- regent
-
noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- gaited
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- adepts
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- Gadite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Gad.
- stages
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- staged
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- adeems
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- gamet-
-
- gamete
-
noun,
a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.
- Peraea
-
noun,
a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
- gamine
-
noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- gamins
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- stadia
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- adapts
-
verb (used with object),
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly:
- stades
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- pentad
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- pesade
-
noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- admass
-
noun,
high-pressure marketing in which mass-media advertising is used to reach large numbers of people.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- steads
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- Sardis
-
noun,
an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Esdras
-
noun,
either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
- stands
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Stamps
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- perses
-
noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Gander
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- penta-
-
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genips
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- genit.
-
- sprags
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- pedate
-
adjective,
having a foot or feet.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- gerent
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- German
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Germany.
- germen
-
noun,
a germ.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- gender
-
noun,
either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior:
Compare sex (def 1).
- Gessen
-
noun,
Goshen (def 1).
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- 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.
- gestes
-
noun,
gest.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- tsadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprang
-
noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Garand
-
noun,
John C(antius) [French kahn-tsyys] /French ˈkɑ̃ tsyüs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. inventor of M-1 semiautomatic rifle, born in Canada.
- sarges
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Gardas
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- Garden
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- adages
-
noun,
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- sprits
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- gasman
-
noun,
a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
- gasmen
-
noun,
a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- gassed
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gemara
-
noun,
the section of the Talmud consisting essentially of commentary on the Mishnah.
- Gasser
-
noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- gastr-
-
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- sprigs
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- sprats
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- stings
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- edemas
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- Edessa
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Mesopotamia, on the modern site of Urfa: an early center of Christianity; the capital of a principality under the Crusaders.
- edgers
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- Aeneas
-
noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- stigma
-
noun,
a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Aegean
-
noun,
the. Aegean Sea.
- Piaget
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- a-game
-
noun,
a person’s best effort, abilities, or achievement:
- egests
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Strega
-
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Agadir
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960; new town rebuilt S of original site.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Tadema
-
noun,
Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- egress
-
noun,
the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- agamid
-
noun,
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Agamidae, related to the iguanids.
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- steeps
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- Admete
-
noun,
a daughter of Eurystheus for whom Hercules took the golden girdle of Ares from Hippolyte.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- enigma
-
noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- engird
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- 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.
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- steeds
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- engram
-
noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- adren-
-
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- emesis
-
noun,
vomitus.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- egrets
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- sarans
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- steres
-
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- emends
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- emigre
-
noun,
an emigrant, especially a person who flees from his or her native land because of political conditions.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- enter-
-
- drapes
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- resp.
-
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reni-
-
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Regt.
-
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- nears
-
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- rept.
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- semi-
-
- regma
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- sanit
-
- Sans.
-
- 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.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- part.
-
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- pari-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- prand
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pred.
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- para-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Sands
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- prae-
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- prem.
-
- PEDir
-
- pene-
-
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- pedi-
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- patr-
-
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- pated
-
- petri
-
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- pass.
-
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- peta-
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- pert.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- sards
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peri-
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- pant-
-
- panga
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugar cane, etc.; machete.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- retd.
-
- sedge
-
noun,
any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places.
Compare sedge family.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- seems
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- seeds
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- nitr-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Pres.
-
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- prim.
-
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- samps
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- 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.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- panda
-
noun,
Also called giant panda. a white-and-black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the raccoon family but now classified as a bear subfamily, Ailuropodinae, or as the sole member of a separate family, Ailuropodidae, which diverged from an ancestral bear lineage.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- pagan
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use) one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- sagas
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- saids
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- sends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- dept.
-
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- dent.
-
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demi-
-
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- derm-
-
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- tangs
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- diam.
-
- diag.
-
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Damas
-
noun,
French name of Damascus.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- Dagan
-
noun,
the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- tears
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- 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).
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- damps
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Degas
-
noun,
Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- deeps
-
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).
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- darts
-
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- stge.
-
- ster.
-
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- egads
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- step-
-
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- edit.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edges
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- engr.
-
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- 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.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drags
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- dist.
-
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- dregs
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- 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.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dress
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- temp.
-
- astr.
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Agram
-
noun,
German name of Zagreb.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- agmas
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- treas
-
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- 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.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- amiga
-
noun,
a female friend.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amid-
-
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- AMEDS
-
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- adapt
-
verb (used with object),
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly:
- Adams
-
noun,
Abigail (Smith) 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- adage
-
noun,
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- AAPSS
-
- trig.
-
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- 30-30
-
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- 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.
- aden-
-
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- aemia
-
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Agape
-
noun,
the love of God or Christ for humankind.
- Agade
-
noun,
Akkad (def 2).
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- AMPAS
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- term.
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tera-
-
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Assad
-
noun,
Hafez al [hah-fez el] /hɑˈfɛz ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1928?–2000, Syrian military and political leader: president from 1971.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- asgmt
-
- ASEAN
-
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- anat.
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anim.
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- 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.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Apgar
-
noun,
Virginia, 1909–74, U.S. physician: developed test to evaluate health of newborns.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- edger
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- metr-
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- Madge
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Midge
-
noun,
any of numerous minute dipterous insects, especially of the family Chironomidae, somewhat resembling a mosquito.
Compare gnat (def 1).
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Magna
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Mages
-
noun,
a magician.
- meta-
-
- MAgEd
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Magda
-
noun,
a female given name, German form of Magdalene.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- seti-
-
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- intr.
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- insp.
-
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- insep
-
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- snags
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- snaps
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Iran.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Miss.
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- mast-
-
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- Meges
-
noun,
a nephew of Odysseus who commanded the Epeans in the Trojan War.
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Meigs
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Meigs.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Megan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Sigma
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Medea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- matr-
-
- mega-
-
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- merge
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- mange
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- manga
-
noun,
a Japanese graphic novel, typically intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.
- sings
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Marge
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- Marga
-
noun,
any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- marg.
-
- sing.
-
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- inst.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- gests
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spies
-
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- MSEnt
-
- gists
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Msgr.
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- span-
-
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girds
-
noun,
a gibe.
- Sept.
-
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- gimps
-
noun,
a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- gains
-
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- gasts
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gasps
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- gamer
-
noun,
a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
- Srta.
-
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Ganda
-
noun,
Luganda.
- gamps
-
noun,
an umbrella.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- games
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- spasm
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- greed
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- IATSE
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- grime
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- speed
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- grads
-
noun,
a graduate.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- gram.
-
- grama
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- gramp
-
noun,
grandfather.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- grams
-
noun,
a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- image
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- MPers
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sem.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- tri-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- trid
-
- Rida
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sepn
-
- sgd.
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- 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.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Sig.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- tRNA
-
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tasm
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- TDRS
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- SMTP
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Ste.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- SRAM
-
- stg.
-
- Sra.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- SASE
-
- str.
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Sat.
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- rpt.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- 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.
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- 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.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- std.
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- SMSA
-
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- ter.
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gds.
-
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- gpad
-
- GNMA
-
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Gmat
-
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gimp
-
noun,
a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
- gids
-
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Eng.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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).
- ergs
-
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- Ens.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- end-
-
- Emp.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emia
-
- EMet
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- 1080
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- gamp
-
noun,
an umbrella.
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- Gama
-
noun,
Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- esp.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- ESIS
-
- Esd.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- gras
-
- gres
-
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MDES
-
- MDAP
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- mdse
-
- Mar.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- mdnt
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- Meng
-
- met.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- MEPA
-
- ment
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- men-
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IndE
-
- inae
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- ign.
-
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idae
-
- ins.
-
- IATA
-
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Ind.
-
- gtd.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- int.
-
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- mag.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAEd
-
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- med.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 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.
- ISSN
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- APSA
-
- Apr.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ANPA
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ands
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Anas
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- amp.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- asgd
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arg.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- asis
-
- aet.
-
- agit
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- aer-
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Adm.
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- AARP
-
- AAEE
-
- AMDG
-
- AGMA
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- agr.
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- amdt
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AInd
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- agst
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ASME
-
- EDTA
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dis-
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Din.
-
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dim.
-
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- dig.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dpt.
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Edge
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- dia-
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- damp
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- DEng
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- atm.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- deg.
-
- der.
-
- depr
-
- dep.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Den.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Dem.
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- 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).
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dat.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- RADM
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- rad.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- PTSD
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- pts.
-
- NTIA
-
- ptg.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- psig
-
- psid
-
- psia
-
- PSAT
-
- prs.
-
- prin
-
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NASD
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- ped.
-
- pede
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- peds
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pat.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pen.
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- 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.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- patd
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- pnea
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pam.
-
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- par.
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- 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.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- NADP
-
- neem
-
- Pers
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mtg.
-
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mis-
-
- mtge
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- MIPS
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- MNAS
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- 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.
- MSEE
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- MSAE
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- regd
-
- MSIE
-
- Reg.
-
- Rep.
-
- MSPE
-
- mRNA
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- MSTS
-
- 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.
- Mngr
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Mid.
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- midn
-
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- 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.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MSgt
-
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- ae.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- AEA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Dr.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- PGA
-
- DPS
-
- ad-
-
- ag-
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TSI
-
- PMT
-
- 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:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- DRG
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- TSP
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DRE
-
- PRA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- DPM
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- AAE
-
- DMT
-
- DMS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- DMA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- DEA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- AIA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ar.
-
- 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.
- an.
-
- DNA
-
- AAM
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- DET
-
- di.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- DPI
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- 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.
- PID
-
- DNR
-
- Aar
-
- AAP
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- SAR
-
- DPA
-
- trp
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- 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.
- RSA
-
- de-
-
- tra
-
- TIA
-
- tpd
-
- TPI
-
- TPM
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- TGN
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- tr.
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AME
-
- 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.
- SAE
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- DSA
-
- RDA
-
- Tng
-
- TID
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- RSE
-
- ANG
-
- RSS
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- rt.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- RPM
-
- RPG
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- AMS
-
- 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.
- rnd
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- sd.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Sp.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- APS
-
- RNA
-
- SAA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ARS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Rd.
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- DSM
-
- DAE
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- at.
-
- AGM
-
- PSS
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Rs.
-
- DAR
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- 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.
- PSG
-
- PSE
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- PSA
-
- ATA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RDS
-
- Agt
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- REA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- ase
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ASI
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Re.
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- RPS
-
- ASM
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- RMA
-
- ASR
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ast
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- TSS
-
- DSP
-
- ier
-
- GTS
-
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- 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).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ide
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- IDP
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- IGM
-
- GSR
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NAD
-
- NAA
-
- ine
-
- ing
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- IPA
-
- IPM
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRS
-
- gt.
-
- GSA
-
- ISA
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SPR
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Ges
-
- NIA
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- 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:
- NES
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- DSR
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- 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.
- GPM
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- gre
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- Gr.
-
- GPS
-
- GPD
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- NEA
-
- GNP
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- GMT
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MTS
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- MDT
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPG
-
- MPE
-
- MPA
-
- MNS
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MNE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MNA
-
- MIT
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIP
-
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MEP
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MIE
-
- mgd
-
- MGr
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- MGT
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- ise
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- MTP
-
- ISR
-
- SMS
-
- mtn
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- MTI
-
- SMD
-
- Md.
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SMA
-
- MSA
-
- MSI
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MSD
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- MSE
-
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- MAA
-
- Mt.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- pt.
-
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- PaG
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- se-
-
- STM
-
- Ps.
-
- STP
-
- 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.
- prn
-
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ead
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- EAA
-
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- ea.
-
- en-
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- STI
-
- EDT
-
- EEG
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDT
-
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- ene
-
- SDS
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Ep.
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- EPA
-
- SDA
-
- SDI
-
- Sgt
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- SDR
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- gi.
-
- ETD
-
- NSA
-
- SSD
-
- ss.
-
- Pa.
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SED
-
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- SPS
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- NRA
-
- SSI
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- Gde
-
- GDP
-
- DST
-
- GDR
-
- NMR
-
- DSS
-
- NMI
-
- SSE
-
- SSA
-
- SSM
-
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Pr.
-
- PMG
-
- pm.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Pg.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Eg.
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- pd.
-
- EDP
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TG
-
- DN
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- MN
-
- 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.
- t.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- T1
-
- EI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ee
-
- rg
-
- MG
-
- 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.
- 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.
- DM
-
- TD
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- N.
-
- MP
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SG
-
- SM
-
- i.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- GN
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- DP
-
- 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.
- D.
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- GD
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- S.
-
- IG
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- M.
-
- 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.
- DG
-
- SN
-
- NM
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ND
-
- TP
-
- TN
-
- GP
-
- IP
-
- TM
-
- NG
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- RP
-
- G.
-
- GM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.