Anagrams of expiration
Word expiration has
617 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of expiration.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- 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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- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- antero-
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- 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.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Pinxter
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noun,
Pinkster.
- 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.
- 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.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- axinite
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noun,
a mineral, complex calcium and aluminum borosilicate, usually occurring in thin brown crystals.
- 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.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- 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.
- inter.
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- patine
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noun,
patina.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- intra-
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- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- intro.
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- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- ptero-
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- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- pretax
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adjective, adverb,
prior to the payment of taxes:
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- patri-
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- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- extra-
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- petro-
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- 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.
- Pieria
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noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- export
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verb (used with object),
to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pinite
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noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- iatro-
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- pinxit
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verb,
he or she painted (it): formerly used on paintings as part of the artist's signature.
- patrix
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noun,
a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pitier
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noun,
a person who pities.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- penta-
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- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Paxton
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noun,
Sir Joseph, 1801–65, English horticulturist and architect.
- 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.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- extro-
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- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- tip-in
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noun,
tap-in.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- tiepin
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noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- 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.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Trixie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrix.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- 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.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- panto-
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- Taipei
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- nitro-
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- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- 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.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- torpex
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a high explosive made of TNT, cyclonite, and aluminum powder and used especially in torpedoes, mines, and depth bombs.
- 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.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- 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.
- aeron.
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- pert.
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- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- petr-
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- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- 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.
- peta-
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- Nixie
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noun,
a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- nitr-
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- 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.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- 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.
- part.
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- pari-
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- paren
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- patio
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pant-
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- Paton
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noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Paine
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noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- 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).
- Paeon
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- oxter
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noun,
the armpit.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- Peano
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- 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.
- peri-
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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.
- Xtian
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- 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.
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tapir
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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.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- taxon
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noun,
a taxonomic category, as a species or genus.
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- teno-
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- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tera-
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- 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.
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- tinea
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tonia
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- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- toper
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- torii
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noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- toxin
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noun,
any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- trop-
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- trope
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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.
- Xenia
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noun,
the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
- xeno-
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- xero-
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- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- petri
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- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pinto
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- piton
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Pitri
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- pixie
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noun,
a fairy or sprite, especially a mischievous one.
- poet.
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- Point
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Port.
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- prae-
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- Prato
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noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- pret.
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- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- print
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- 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.
- pron.
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- 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.
- Prot.
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- prox.
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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:
- reni-
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- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rept.
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- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- patr-
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- ation
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- 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.
- Aneto
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noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Ixion
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noun,
a king who was punished by Zeus for his love for Hera by being bound on an eternally revolving wheel in Tartarus.
- inept
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adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- ante-
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- anti-
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- Ixora
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noun,
any of numerous tropical shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ixora, of the madder family, having glossy leaves and clusters of showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- inapt
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adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- init.
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- atone
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ento-
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- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- aport
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adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- intr.
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- 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:
- areo-
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- Eaton
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noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- axion
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noun,
a hypothetical particle having no charge, zero spin, and small mass: postulated in some forms of quantum chromodynamics.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 30-30
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- irone
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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.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- atrip
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adjective,
aweigh.
- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- aero-
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- aeri-
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- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- ition
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- Iran.
-
- rent
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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.
- EARN
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- atop
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preposition,
on the top of:
- repo
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- ator
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- rain
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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).
- Rep.
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- Earp
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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.
- Rape
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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.
- RATO
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Reno
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noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rant
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rate
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- axon
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noun,
Cell Biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
- reit
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noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
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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
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rani
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noun,
ranee.
- neat
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noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- proa
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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.
- pita
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- PINE
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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.
- exor
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- Exon
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noun,
(in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority.
- exo-
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- exit
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noun,
a way or passage out:
- pint
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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.
- exa-
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- pinx
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- Eton
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noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- pion
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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.
- Etna
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Pire
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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.
- pirn
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Erna
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noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- pro-
-
- pnea
-
- pnxt
-
- Erin
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noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- pone
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pore
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
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noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- porn
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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):
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- pot.
-
- prao
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noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- neo-
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- art.
-
- Aton
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noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- toea
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- topi
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noun,
topee.
- tope
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noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- Toni
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noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
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noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- ano-
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ant.
-
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tion
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tex.
-
- aer-
-
- Xipe
-
noun,
the Aztec god of sowing or planting.
- Xian
-
noun,
hsien.
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- trix
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Aire
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tri-
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- aet.
-
- tox.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- apex
-
noun,
the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- 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.
- RONA
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rit.
-
- exp.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- RIIA
-
- rpt.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- taxi
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- apo-
-
- ter.
-
- Apr.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- tax-
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pre-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pan.
-
- Ixia
-
noun,
any of various southern African plants of the genus Ixia, of the iris family, having sword-shaped leaves and showy, ornamental flowers.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oxen
-
noun,
a plural of ox.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 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.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- OPer
-
- Ire.
-
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- 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.
-
- opia
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- INRI
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- 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.
- Nexo
-
noun,
Martin Andersen [mahr-ten-ah-nuh r-suh n] /ˈmɑr tɛnˈɑ nər sən/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, Danish novelist.
- NEXT
-
Idioms,
get next to (someone), Informal. to get into the favor or good graces of; become a good friend of.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Ont.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- NTIA
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 1080
-
- inae
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ext.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- exr.
-
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- expt
-
- EXPO
-
noun,
a world's fair or international exposition:
- per.
-
- 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.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- aor
-
- OAP
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- op.
-
- TIA
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- 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.
- Ia.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- 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.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- 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.
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- PAX
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. kiss of peace.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- pix
-
noun,
pyx.
- Ep.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ERP
-
- ERT
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- OPA
-
- OIr
-
- ONR
-
- 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.
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 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.
- 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.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- OIt
-
- apx
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- ae.
-
- NEA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIA
-
- 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:
- Tro
-
- 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:
- Ar.
-
- tra
-
- an.
-
- trp
-
- xat
-
noun,
a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.
- ap-
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Xn.
-
- XOR
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either but not both of its operands are positive.
- Xt.
-
- ne-
-
- tr.
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- PIO
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ETO
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NOP
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Tpr
-
- nix
-
noun,
nothing.
- ETR
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ex.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- rax
-
verb (used with object),
to elongate; stretch.
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- 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.
- ine
-
- POR
-
- ax.
-
- Ir.
-
- REA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- IRO
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- IOT
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ior
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- EPA
-
- PRA
-
- en-
-
- pox
-
noun,
a disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.
- eir
-
- 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 = .
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- eo-
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- 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.
- ATP
-
- REX
-
noun,
king.
- ROP
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- ITA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- POA
-
- ite
-
- ot-
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- in.
-
- RPO
-
- ier
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ROI
-
- OTA
-
- at.
-
- Pa.
-
- ote
-
- ox-
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- N.
-
- 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.
- RP
-
- TX
-
- NP
-
- Xe
-
- xi
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RX
-
- t.
-
- XO
-
- T1
-
- XP
-
- xr
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AO
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RO
-
- i.
-
- IP
-
- TP
-
- OA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- O.
-
- 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.
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- PX
-
plural,
post exchange.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RN
-