Anagrams of enantiotropy
Word enantiotropy has
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- antiproton
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noun,
an elementary particle having negative charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron and having the same mass and spin as a proton; the antiparticle of the proton.
- near-point
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noun,
the point nearest the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is at a maximum.
- internat.
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- notionate
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adjective,
strong-willed or stubborn.
- notoriety
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noun,
the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known:
- pontonier
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noun,
an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
- prenotion
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noun,
a preconception.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- paternity
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noun,
the state of being a father; fatherhood.
- pronation
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noun,
rotation of the hand or forearm so that the surface of the palm is facing downward or toward the back (opposed to supination).
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- pyronine
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noun,
a xanthine dye used for detecting the presence of RNA.
- antitype
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noun,
something that is foreshadowed by a type or symbol, as a New Testament event prefigured in the Old Testament.
- potatory
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adjective,
of, relating to, or given to drinking.
- antirent
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- 11-point
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- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- intranet
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noun,
a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- attorney
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noun,
a lawyer; attorney-at-law.
- tenantry
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noun,
tenants collectively; the body of tenants on an estate.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- intonate
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- potation
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- notation
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noun,
a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing:
- Ottonian
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adjective,
of or relating to the German dynasty (Otto I, II, III) that ruled as emperors of the Holy Roman Empire from 962 to 1002.
- troponin
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noun,
a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- artotype
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noun,
collotype.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- tinnery
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noun,
tinworks.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- atiptoe
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adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- tortoni
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- topiary
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noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- intrant
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- tintype
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noun,
Photography. ferrotype (def 2).
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- Oneonta
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noun,
a city in E central New York.
- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- tontine
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- entropy
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
(on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.
(in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
- entrant
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noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Otranto
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noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- try-pot
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noun,
See under tryworks.
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- antero-
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- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- pottery
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noun,
ceramic ware, especially earthenware and stoneware.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- taproot
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noun,
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- Trenton
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noun,
a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.
- tannery
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noun,
a place where tanning is carried on.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- patroon
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- Ironton
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noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- tetany
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noun,
a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- nation
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noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- penta-
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- natron
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- tetra-
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- retina
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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.
- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Yentai
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- iatro-
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- Patton
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noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- tinner
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- ninety
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times nine.
- nitery
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noun,
a nightclub.
- ronion
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noun,
ronyon.
- ptero-
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- ronyon
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noun,
a mangy creature.
- yatter
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noun,
chatter; idle talk.
- porion
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- petro-
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- nitro-
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- Peyton
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noun,
a male given name, form of Payton.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- pyrite
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noun,
a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- napery
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- Renton
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noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- intro.
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- intron
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patter
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- tenant
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noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- Petain
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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.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- yttria
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noun,
a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.
- ionone
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Patten
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- parity
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- notion
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- Norton
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noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- notary
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noun,
notary public.
- intra-
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- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- terat-
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- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- nonary
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- tenpin
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- ratoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- no-one
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pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- intent
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noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- inter.
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- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- patri-
-
- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- teapot
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noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- teapoy
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noun,
a small three-legged table or stand.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- patent
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- pinyon
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noun,
piñon (def 1).
- Prynne
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noun,
William, 1600–69, English Puritan leader and pamphleteer.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- potato
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noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Potter
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noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- Troyon
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noun,
Constant [kawn-stahn] /kɔ̃ˈstɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1813–65, French painter.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pyrone
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noun,
either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
- Payton
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noun,
Walter ("Sweetness") 1954–99, U.S. football player.
- aeron.
-
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Antony
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noun,
Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- anoint
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- potion
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- treaty
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- anyone
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pronoun,
any person at all; anybody:
- pretty
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noun,
Usually, pretties. pretty ornaments, clothes, etc.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- painty
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adjective,
of, coated with, or soiled with paint:
- Proton
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noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- potent
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noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- pinner
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noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- tonner
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- pinery
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noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- option
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noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- pointy
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adjective,
having a comparatively sharp point:
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- pronto
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adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Tyrone
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noun,
a former administrative county in W Northern Ireland: replaced by several new districts 1973.
- eroto-
-
- tropo-
-
- Tyrian
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adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- tyrant
-
noun,
a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- tiptoe
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noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- proto-
-
- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- Trento
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noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Toyota
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in Japan.
- entity
-
noun,
something that has a real existence; thing:
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- poetry
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- pantry
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- operon
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noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- panto-
-
- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Payne
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noun,
John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- part.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- panty
-
noun,
panties.
- nitty
-
adjective,
full of nits.
- Patty
-
noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- Paine
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noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- paint
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- nonet
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noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- rept.
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- nona-
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- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- niton
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- pant-
-
- nitr-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- payt.
-
- onto-
-
- Paeon
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- patr-
-
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- opto-
-
- ratty
-
adjective,
full of rats.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- pron.
-
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- Prot.
-
- Port.
-
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- potty
-
noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- prae-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- reni-
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- noto-
-
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- pret.
-
- rooty
-
noun,
bread.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- atory
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- atto-
-
- atty.
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- topo-
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- atopy
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- tono-
-
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- ation
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- piney
-
adjective,
piny.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- piety
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- toyon
-
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- poet.
-
- tonia
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- toti-
-
- typo-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- 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.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- pyro-
-
- pyran
-
noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- aero-
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- aeri-
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- tropy
-
- 30-30
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- 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.
- areo-
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- annoy
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- anon.
-
- annot
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- pari-
-
- tarty
-
adjective,
tart; somewhat sour.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- 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.
- peri-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- pert.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- Petty
-
noun,
Richard, born 1937, U.S. racing-car driver.
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- peta-
-
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Penn.
-
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Natty
-
adjective,
neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce:
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Penny
-
noun,
a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- nano-
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Peony
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- Yonne
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2881 sq. mi. (7460 sq. km). Capital: Auxerre.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- Yenan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yanan.
- petr-
-
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- petri
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- iatry
-
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- yapon
-
noun,
yaupon.
- tinny
-
adjective,
of or like tin.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Yetta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- intr.
-
- Tenn.
-
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- peaty
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- porny
-
adjective,
Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic:
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- tenty
-
adjective,
watchful; attentive.
- tera-
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pony
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pnea
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- 1080
-
- pot.
-
- typ.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Tit.
-
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- tion
-
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tonn
-
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tron
-
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- tRNA
-
- trit
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tri-
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- ten.
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- 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.
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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).
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- pre-
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rpt.
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- RONA
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- attn
-
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- 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.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- NTIA
-
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- ator
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- oory
-
adjective,
ourie.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Ont.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- yett
-
noun,
gate.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- art.
-
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- att.
-
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- OPer
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Nor.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- epit
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- epi-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- opia
-
- Pen.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Pet.
-
- per.
-
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- 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.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Apr.
-
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- pyr-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pyo-
-
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- 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.
- piny
-
adjective,
abounding in or covered with pine trees:
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Ire.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- pyin
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- aer-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aet.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- par.
-
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- oro-
-
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- inae
-
- Aire
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- apo-
-
- PAYE
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- Ia.
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IOT
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- ine
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- ior
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yer
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ier
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Yeo
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- TIA
-
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- 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.
- io-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- aor
-
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tro
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- at.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ep.
-
- ETR
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- ETO
-
- ety
-
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- ery
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- TNT
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- EPA
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- ATP
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- en-
-
- eir
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- IPA
-
- ean
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- OIr
-
- oo-
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- PTT
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- OIt
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- oon
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- 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.
- NOP
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- op.
-
- Oyo
-
noun,
a city in W Nigeria.
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OEO
-
- 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.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOT
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- PTO
-
- 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.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PIO
-
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- 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:
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- py-
-
- POR
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pt.
-
- OPA
-
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ory
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- prn
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- PRA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- REA
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ROP
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- RPO
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- NIA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ity
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- 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:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NYA
-
- ROI
-
- NNP
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NNE
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NYP
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- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ROA
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RNA
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- Nye
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noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- TTY
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- Roy
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noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- EI
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- NI
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- IP
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- yo
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- YT
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- yr
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- AO
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- ry
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TN
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TT
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- NY
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- R.
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- oy
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noun,
a grandchild.
- t.
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- Y.
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- TP
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
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- RP
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ty
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ye
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pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- RI
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- T1
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- NP
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RO
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- OA
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- ey
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- Yi
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- YA
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- O.
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).