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- pinafores
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noun,
a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
- rose-pink
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noun,
a light pinkish red color.
- forsaken
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verb,
past participle of forsake.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- foreskin
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noun,
the prepuce of the penis.
- sea-pink
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noun,
thrift (def 3).
- firepans
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noun,
a metal grate for holding hot coals.
- profanes
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adjective,
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- farinose
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adjective,
yielding farina.
- Pinafore
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noun,
a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
- porkies
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noun,
a porcupine.
- koreans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
- perfins
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noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- infares
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- firepan
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noun,
a metal grate for holding hot coals.
- pinkoes
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noun,
a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- Perkins
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noun,
Frances, 1882–1965, U.S. sociologist: Secretary of Labor 1933–45.
- arseno-
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- profane
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adjective,
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- spanker
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noun,
Nautical.
a fore-and-aft sail on the aftermost lower mast of a sailing vessel having three or more masts.
a designation given to the mast abaft a mizzenmast, usually the aftermost mast in any vessel.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- presoak
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noun,
a preparation in which laundry is presoaked.
- Spokane
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noun,
a city in E Washington.
- Erikson
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noun,
Erik (Homburger) [hom-bur-ger] /ˈhɒm bɜr gər/ (Show IPA), 1902–94, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Germany.
- insofar
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adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- forsake
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verb (used with object),
to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert:
- Frankie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Frank.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- Karens
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noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- sinker
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noun,
a person or thing that sinks.
- Eakins
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noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- norias
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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.
- infare
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- pokers
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noun,
a person or thing that pokes.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- fakirs
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noun,
a Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or mendicant monk commonly considered a wonder-worker.
- Kasper
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noun,
a male given name, form of Caspar.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Kearns
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noun,
a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
- prinks
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verb (used with object),
to deck or dress for show.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- ferias
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- irones
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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.
- eikons
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noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- perfin
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noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- infra-
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- pekans
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noun,
the fisher, Martes pennanti.
- Serkin
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noun,
Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- fraise
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noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- infers
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- pekins
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noun,
a silk fabric in which broad stripes of equal width and in various colors or weaves are alternated.
- Kaiser
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noun,
a German emperor.
- fakers
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noun,
a person who fakes.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- pokies
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noun,
Slang. a jail:
- sapro-
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- arsen-
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- Kafirs
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noun,
Also called Nuristani. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan.
- pikers
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noun,
a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.
- Franko
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noun,
Ivan [ee-vahn] /iˈvɑn/ (Show IPA), 1856–1916, Ukrainian writer.
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- aeron.
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- Kosrae
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noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 42 sq. mi. (109 sq. km).
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Pernik
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noun,
former name of Dimitrovo.
- kinase
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noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- aniso-
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- kernos
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noun,
a Mycenaean ceramic piece, usually in the form of a ring, to which were attached a number of cups or vases.
- knifes
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noun,
an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- franks
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noun,
a signature or mark affixed by special privilege to a letter, package, or the like to ensure its transmission free of charge, as by mail.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- spiker
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noun,
a pointed, perforated tube connected to a garden hose, pushed into the soil for deep watering.
- okapis
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noun,
an African mammal, Okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck.
- Korean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- kirpan
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noun,
a small dagger worn by orthodox Sikhs.
- Fokine
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noun,
Michel Mikhaylovich [mi-shel mi-hahy-luh-vich] /mɪˈʃɛl mɪˈhaɪ lə vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1942, Russian choreographer and ballet dancer, in the U.S. after 1925.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Fresno
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noun,
a city in central California.
- pinkos
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noun,
a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- kenafs
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noun,
a tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute.
- Perkin
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noun,
Sir William Henry, 1838–1907, English chemist.
- arkose
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noun,
a granular sedimentary rock composed of quartz and feldspar or mica; a feldspathic sandstone.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- koines
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- spoken
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verb,
a past participle of speak.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- reskin
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verb (used with object),
to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- spiro-
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- Frans
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noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- naso-
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- insep
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- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- naifs
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noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- prink
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verb (used with object),
to deck or dress for show.
- fraps
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verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- Frank
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noun,
a signature or mark affixed by special privilege to a letter, package, or the like to ensure its transmission free of charge, as by mail.
- 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.
- freak
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noun,
any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
- insp.
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- okras
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noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- Freon
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- PROFS
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noun,
professor.
- napes
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noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Pekin
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noun,
a silk fabric in which broad stripes of equal width and in various colors or weaves are alternated.
- rakes
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noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- ikons
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noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pros.
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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.
- rakis
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noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- pron.
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- pekan
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noun,
the fisher, Martes pennanti.
- infos
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noun,
information.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- narks
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noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- ranks
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noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- frons
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noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- infer
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- rapes
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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.
- frisk
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noun,
a leap, skip, or caper.
- psora
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noun,
psoriasis.
- frise
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noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Fris.
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- Fries
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noun,
plural of fry1 .
- Rains
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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).
- proas
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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.
- penis
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Perks
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noun,
perquisite.
- kines
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noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- pikes
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noun,
any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout: the blue pike of the Great Lakes is now extinct.
- kinas
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noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- pinas
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noun,
pineapple.
- kiers
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noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- kiefs
-
noun,
kef.
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pinko
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noun,
a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.
- piker
-
noun,
a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.
- Kesia
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noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- keros
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noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- Kerns
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noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- kerfs
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noun,
a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- pinks
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noun,
a color varying from light crimson to pale reddish purple.
- Pinsk
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noun,
a city in SW Byelorussia (Belarus), E of Brest.
- kepis
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noun,
a French military cap with a flat circular top and a nearly horizontal visor.
- kinos
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noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- pikas
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noun,
any of several small, brown to gray tailless mammals of the genus Ochotona, resembling rabbits with short ears and legs and inhabiting western mountains of North America and parts of eastern Europe and Asia.
- kenos
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noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- knife
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noun,
an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- Koner
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noun,
Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Koine
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- koans
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noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- Koran
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noun,
the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
- knosp
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noun,
a budlike ornament.
- knops
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noun,
a small knob or similar rounded protuberance, especially for ornament.
- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Knies
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noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- kirns
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noun,
a churn.
- knars
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noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- pians
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noun,
yaws.
- knaps
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noun,
a crest or summit of a small hill.
- 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).
- Korea
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noun,
a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea.
Compare Korean War.
- kisan
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noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- Piers
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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.
- pions
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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.
- krans
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noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- Penki
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noun,
Benxi.
- 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.
- Perak
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noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 7980 sq. mi. (20,668 sq. km). Capital: Ipoh.
- porks
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noun,
the flesh of hogs used as food.
- porns
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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):
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Posen
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noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- prae-
-
- Kafir
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noun,
Also called Nuristani. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan.
- prank
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noun,
a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Iran.
-
- pref.
-
- Pres.
-
- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Kafre
-
noun,
Khafre.
- kenaf
-
noun,
a tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute.
- krona
-
noun,
a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- pirns
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- keirs
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noun,
kier.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- kefir
-
- Krips
-
noun,
Josef [yoh-zef] /ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1902–74, Austrian orchestra conductor.
- peri-
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- karos
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- pones
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- poker
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noun,
a person or thing that pokes.
- Karen
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- kaons
-
noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- Kans.
-
- pokes
-
noun,
a thrust or push.
- kanes
-
noun,
cain.
- krone
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- kains
-
noun,
cain.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Snark
-
noun,
a mysterious, imaginary animal.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snoek
-
noun,
a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- areo-
-
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- snake
-
noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Sino-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- eikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- siker
-
adverb,
certainly; without doubt.
- sikra
-
noun,
sikhara.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- oaken
-
adjective,
made of oak:
- Skier
-
noun,
a person who skis.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- skean
-
noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- skeif
-
noun,
a wheel on which diamonds and other gems are ground or polished.
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Spike
-
noun,
a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 cm) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- Afro-
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- aeons
-
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.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spoke
-
noun,
one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.
- spor-
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- soken
-
noun,
a district held by socage.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- oinks
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- OPers
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- okapi
-
noun,
an African mammal, Okapia johnstoni, closely related to and resembling the giraffe, but smaller and with a much shorter neck.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- anis-
-
- speak
-
Idioms,
so to speak, to use a manner of speaking; figuratively speaking:
- spake
-
verb,
a simple past tense of speak.
- span-
-
- spank
-
noun,
a blow given in spanking; a smart or resounding slap.
- Akron
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- Akins
-
noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Spark
-
noun,
an ignited or fiery particle such as is thrown off by burning wood or produced by one hard body striking against another.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Konia
-
noun,
Konya.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- resp.
-
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Parks
-
noun,
Gordon (Alexander Buchanan) 1912–2006, U.S. photojournalist and film director.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- rinks
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- finks
-
noun,
a strikebreaker.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Forks
-
noun,
an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- fore-
-
- nears
-
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peaks
-
noun,
the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- reni-
-
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Fiske
-
noun,
John (Edmund Fisk Green; John Fisk) 1842–1901, U.S. philosopher and historian.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- fires
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- pari-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 30-30
-
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Epis.
-
- saker
-
noun,
an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Erika
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Pakse
-
noun,
a city in S Laos, on the Mekong River.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- faker
-
noun,
a person who fakes.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- fakir
-
noun,
a Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or mendicant monk commonly considered a wonder-worker.
- fakes
-
noun,
anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit:
- ropes
-
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.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- peak
-
noun,
the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Orsk
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Ural River.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- per.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pers
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Paki
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Pakistani, especially one who has emigrated to Britain.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pen.
-
- perf
-
- opia
-
- par.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- perk
-
noun,
perquisite.
- OPer
-
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Park
-
noun,
an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- Pan.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 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).
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sepn
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sark
-
noun,
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sank
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Saki
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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
-
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- risk
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sra.
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spik
-
noun,
spic.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- soke
-
noun,
the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- soak
-
noun,
the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Skip
-
noun,
a skipping movement; a light jump or bounce.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- skep
-
noun,
a round farm basket of wicker or wood.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- 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):
- pork
-
noun,
the flesh of hogs used as food.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- poke
-
noun,
a thrust or push.
- pnea
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- 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.
- pink
-
noun,
a color varying from light crimson to pale reddish purple.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pike
-
noun,
any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout: the blue pike of the Great Lakes is now extinct.
- pika
-
noun,
any of several small, brown to gray tailless mammals of the genus Ochotona, resembling rabbits with short ears and legs and inhabiting western mountains of North America and parts of eastern Europe and Asia.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pre-
-
- prin
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- ref.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rask
-
noun,
Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
- pro-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- psia
-
- prs.
-
- Prof
-
noun,
professor.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Fri.
-
- okra
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- KIAS
-
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- kerf
-
noun,
a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- kepi
-
noun,
a French military cap with a flat circular top and a nearly horizontal visor.
- Keos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- keno
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- epi-
-
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- kefs
-
noun,
a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Kars
-
noun,
a city in NE Turkey.
- karo
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- kaon
-
noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- Kano
-
noun,
a city in N Nigeria.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- Kief
-
noun,
kef.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- knap
-
noun,
a crest or summit of a small hill.
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- 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.
- kops
-
noun,
a hill.
- Kona
-
noun,
a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- koas
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- koan
-
noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- Efik
-
noun,
a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria near the mouth of the Calabar River, closely related to the Ibibio.
- knop
-
noun,
a small knob or similar rounded protuberance, especially for ornament.
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- kifs
-
noun,
kef.
- kirs
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- KIPS
-
noun,
the hide of a young or small beast.
- Ens.
-
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- kino
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- FOIA
-
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- kafs
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a velar stop consonant sound.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- FERA
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- Fin.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Frs.
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Fink
-
noun,
a strikebreaker.
- 1080
-
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- frap
-
verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- fork
-
noun,
an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- for.
-
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- Fisk
-
noun,
James, 1834–72, U.S. financier and stock speculator.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- iso-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- 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.
- irks
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- ions
-
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 = .
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Inf.
-
- fake
-
noun,
anything made to appear otherwise than it actually is; counterfeit:
- inae
-
- ikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- kors
-
noun,
homer2 .
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Apr.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ARIS
-
- Ark.
-
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Aoki
-
noun,
Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
- Nor.
-
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- afr-
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oiks
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- oink
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Oaks
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- apo-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- 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.
- arks
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- kras
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- Krio
-
noun,
an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
- Kris
-
noun,
creese.
- okes
-
noun,
oka1 .
- Oken
-
noun,
Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
- 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.
- okas
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- aer-
-
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- neo-
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- SPR
-
- ap-
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- Sr.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AFP
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- ROP
-
- ROA
-
- RFI
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- RFE
-
- ANF
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- FAO
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- AEF
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- Fia
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- AFS
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FIO
-
- Af.
-
- RFA
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- ae.
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RNA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ean
-
- FPS
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- EPA
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Ep.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ase
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ASI
-
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- en-
-
- ASN
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- ef-
-
- ASR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eo-
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ea.
-
- EPS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ESR
-
- fo.
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- SAE
-
- aor
-
- 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.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- APS
-
- Esk
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ERP
-
- 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.
- SOF
-
- SAR
-
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- se-
-
- EOF
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Kos
-
noun,
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- kr.
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- KRP
-
- krs
-
- ksi
-
- NSF
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- kop
-
noun,
a hill.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- NES
-
- NFS
-
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- koi
-
noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- nik
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- 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.
- PIO
-
- Ker
-
- KIA
-
- KIF
-
noun,
kef.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- KIP
-
noun,
the hide of a young or small beast.
- pik
-
noun,
payment in kind.
- kn.
-
- 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:
- KNP
-
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pf.
-
- NIA
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- pk.
-
plural,
pack.
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- of-
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OFr
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- OIr
-
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- NOP
-
- NPR
-
- PAK
-
noun,
pack; package.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- prn
-
- OAP
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
-
- OSP
-
- OSF
-
- ose
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- kef
-
noun,
a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- pks
-
plural,
pack.
- PSE
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- Re.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSF
-
- PSA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- POA
-
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- IOF
-
- 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 = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- RAF
-
- ier
-
- prf
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- FOS
-
- FPO
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- REA
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- IAS
-
- FSA
-
- FSR
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IPA
-
- ine
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ISR
-
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- PRA
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ka-
-
- IPS
-
- POR
-
- Kaf
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a velar stop consonant sound.
- Kan
-
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Ir.
-
- IRO
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- SF
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- K.
-
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- fn
-
- i.
-
- KP
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- FP
-
- RF
-
- sk
-
- AO
-
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- SN
-
- 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.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- RP
-
- NF
-
- IP
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AK
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SA
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- R.
-
- RO
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- RI
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- EI
-
- RN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NI
-
- 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.
- FE
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- S.
-
- OA
-
- N.
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- NP
-