Anagrams of evaporation
Word evaporation has
838 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of evaporation.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- 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.
- 11-point
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- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- overtop
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noun,
a top, sometimes sleeveless, designed to be worn over another garment, as a shirt or dress.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- variant
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- variate
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noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- 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.
- Parvati
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noun,
the wife of Shiva and the benevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- private
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noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- 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.
- antero-
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- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- 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.
- apteria
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- 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.
- 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.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Orvieto
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noun,
a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.
- Trapani
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noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- aviator
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noun,
a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- Avertin
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- 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.
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Aterian
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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.
- ovarian
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adjective,
of or relating to an ovary.
- ovipara
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plural noun,
egg-laying animals.
- ovation
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noun,
an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
- taverna
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noun,
a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.
- 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.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- 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.
- ventri-
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- ventro-
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- Tarpeia
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noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- taipan
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- potion
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- avoir.
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- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- ratoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- 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.
- nitro-
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- Tarvia
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- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Averno
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noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- renvoi
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noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- Avanti
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noun,
Kingdom of, an ancient Aryan kingdom of W central India, with its capital near modern Ujjain; flourished in the 6th–4th centuries b.c.
- ovaria
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noun,
ovary.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- 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.
- native
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- invert
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- eroto-
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- iatro-
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- 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.
- 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.
- proto-
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- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- pronto
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adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- tarpan
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noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- porion
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- ptero-
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- privet
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noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Novato
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noun,
a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- Novara
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noun,
a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- inter.
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- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- intra-
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- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- intro.
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- 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.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- option
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noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- enroot
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- tavern
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noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- petro-
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- aviate
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verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- pavane
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noun,
a stately dance dating from the 16th century.
- vario-
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- Perovo
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noun,
a former city in the W Russian Federation, incorporated into Moscow.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- aporia
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noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- Parian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- penta-
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- Partan
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noun,
a crab.
- viator
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noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- pinata
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- aeron.
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- patina
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- Verona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- anopia
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- Pavior
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noun,
a person that paves; paver.
- patri-
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- ventr-
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- 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.
- panto-
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- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- 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.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- tropo-
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- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- 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.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Peano
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- petr-
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- petri
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- Pinot
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Paver
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noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- Narva
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noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- Novia
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noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- Pinta
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- noto-
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- riata
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noun,
a lariat.
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Provo
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noun,
a Dutch or German political agitator, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
- pavin
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noun,
pavane.
- Pavia
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noun,
a city in N Italy, S of Milan: Charles V captured Francis I here.
- nitr-
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- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Peron
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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).
- ravin
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Raven
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noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- peri-
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- reata
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noun,
riata.
- Pieta
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noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- pert.
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- peta-
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- rept.
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- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- reni-
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- Nerva
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noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- Piave
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noun,
a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- Neiva
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noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- ratan
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noun,
rattan.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- over-
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- Prot.
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- prove
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verb (used with object),
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
- pivot
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noun,
a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- Orion
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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.
- pant-
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- piton
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- prana
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noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- Orton
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noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- prae-
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- 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.
- Paine
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noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Porto
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noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Prato
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noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- naira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Paeon
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- paean
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noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- poet.
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- Point
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Port.
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- poori
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- poove
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noun,
poof2 .
- ovate
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adjective,
egg-shaped.
- ovine
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- Oveta
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noun,
a female given name.
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- opto-
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- Prov.
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- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- patr-
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- Paton
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noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Pinto
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- overt
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adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- Patna
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- prone
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noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pron.
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- onto-
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- Paten
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- para-
-
- priv.
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- parve
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adjective,
pareve.
- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- print
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- opera
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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.
- part.
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- pari-
-
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- pret.
-
- paren
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- naive
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adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- patio
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- apart
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Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- apron
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noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ErvIn
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noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- aport
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adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- vari-
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- apnea
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noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- apian
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adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- varia
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noun,
a variant reading.
- tiara
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- vapor
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noun,
a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air:
- tera-
-
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Evora
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- aorta
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noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
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- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- Trona
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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.
- A-one
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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.
- inapt
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adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Vanir
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noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- ante-
-
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- ative
-
- tripe
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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.
- atria
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
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adjective,
aweigh.
- ation
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- trone
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- avert
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verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- avian
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adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- trave
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noun,
a crossbeam.
- 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.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- topo-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- tono-
-
- tonia
-
- areo-
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- anti-
-
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- aero-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- vino-
-
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- 30-30
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- 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.
- Invar
-
- anat.
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- 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.
- intr.
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- veni-
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- invt.
-
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Veno
-
- 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.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- 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.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Vat.
-
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pnea
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- 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.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- 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.
- var.
-
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Ven.
-
- vet.
-
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- vin-
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- rpt.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rev.
-
- rit.
-
- riv.
-
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RONA
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rep.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- tron
-
- 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.
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- trav
-
- pot.
-
- tri-
-
- 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):
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tRNA
-
- pre-
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- 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.
- Pvt.
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ter.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- pro-
-
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prev
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- 1080
-
- IATA
-
- NOAA
-
- 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.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- ator
-
- NIRA
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nev.
-
- Ave.
-
- 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.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- neo-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Apr.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- NTIA
-
- art.
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- iana
-
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Nov.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- evap
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- inv.
-
- 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.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inae
-
- IAEA
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- epit
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- avn.
-
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- nav.
-
- 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.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- epi-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- apo-
-
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Aire
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oro-
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aet.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- 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.
- oto-
-
- Pavo
-
noun,
the Peacock, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Indus.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- 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.
- opia
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- ovi-
-
- ovo-
-
- AARP
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aer-
-
- OPer
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- Pet.
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- ANPA
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- per.
-
- Pen.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ont.
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- ap-
-
- env
-
- Ia.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- en-
-
- eir
-
- VTO
-
- VOR
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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.
- VPN
-
- EPT
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TIA
-
- ETR
-
- ETV
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ETO
-
- 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.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Vt.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- io-
-
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- Vte
-
- ERP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- 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.
- AIA
-
- ean
-
- trp
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Tro
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ver
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TVA
-
- ATV
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Va.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- 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.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- 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.
- ATP
-
- a-v
-
- EAA
-
- an.
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- VOA
-
- vo.
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- tra
-
- AEA
-
- Ar.
-
- av.
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- VIP
-
- AAE
-
- AAP
-
- Avi
-
- Aar
-
- ae.
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PTV
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- OEO
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- OAP
-
- OAO
-
- op.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PVA
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- 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.
- 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.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- ier
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- NOP
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- REA
-
- oo-
-
- oon
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Pa.
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PIO
-
- 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:
- PTO
-
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- pt.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- POR
-
- OOT
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ov-
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- POV
-
- PRA
-
- Orv
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NIA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ROI
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ROP
-
- ITV
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- 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:
- ITA
-
- RPO
-
- RPV
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- IRO
-
- ROA
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- IPA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ite
-
- RNA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- 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.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NAA
-
- VR
-
- VN
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- AO
-
- IP
-
- NV
-
- O.
-
- EI
-
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- N.
-
- 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.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RO
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- VP
-
- t.
-
- VI
-
- RP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- V.
-
- NP
-
- TN
-
- RI
-
- RV
-
- T1
-
- NI
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OA
-
- TP
-
- R.
-
- EV
-
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.