Anagrams of impacters
Word impacters has
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- spermatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- campsite
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noun,
a place used or suitable for camping.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- impacter
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noun,
a person or thing that impacts.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- impacts
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- scamper
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noun,
a scampering; a quick run.
- impers.
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- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- stamper
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- campers
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noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- spermic
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adjective,
spermatic.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- imprest
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Script.
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- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- tampers
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- 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.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- tapirs
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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.
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- camper
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noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- sperm-
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- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- matri-
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- Petras
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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.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Pamirs
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- 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.
- IMPACT
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- imper.
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- crimps
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noun,
the act of crimping.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- scream
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- scrimp
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verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- septi-
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- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- cerat-
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- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- 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):
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- armpit
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noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- simper
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- miters
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- 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.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- scampi
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noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- tramps
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noun,
the act of tramping.
- patri-
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- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Mister
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- remits
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- AmerSp
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- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- recti-
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- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- tripes
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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.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- Epis.
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- ster.
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- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- IATSE
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- step-
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- Priam
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noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- Smart
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noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- prae-
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- smear
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noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- smite
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- patr-
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- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- space
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- MPers
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- epact
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Mitre
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- impar
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adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- mites
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noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Pres.
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- prams
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noun,
perambulator.
- part.
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- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- prem.
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- strip
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noun,
a striptease.
- stria
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noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- simar
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- 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.
- Strep
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noun,
streptococcus.
- pari-
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- strap
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noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- taces
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noun,
tasset.
- semi-
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- stime
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- pret.
-
- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- seti-
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- Epist
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- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- stirp
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noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- stipe
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noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Episc
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- pitas
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- miter
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- perms
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noun,
permanent (def 4).
- marse
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noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- pert.
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- Maris
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noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- marcs
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noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meta-
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- marts
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noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- maist
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- metas
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- metic
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noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- maces
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noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Metis
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noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- matr-
-
- 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.
- Mears
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noun,
mere3 .
- petr-
-
- peta-
-
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spec.
-
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Spica
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noun,
spike2 .
- mater
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- petri
-
- Merci
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interjection,
thank you.
- mast-
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- MASER
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- masc.
-
- macer
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noun,
macebearer.
- metr-
-
- Seric
-
- mires
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noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- stair
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noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- stamp
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noun,
a postage stamp.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Sept.
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- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Srta.
-
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- steam
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- misc.
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- spire
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- 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.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- peats
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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.
- peris
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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.
- 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.
- peri-
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- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- sprit
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noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- astr.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- recip
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Recit
-
- recpt
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rect.
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- term.
-
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- caps.
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- tera-
-
- Capt.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- rcpt.
-
- scat-
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aeri-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- treas
-
- acpt.
-
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- sarc-
-
- acet-
-
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- 30-30
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Amer.
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- rept.
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- resp.
-
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tears
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- temp.
-
- sect.
-
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- crim.
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- crit.
-
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- cert.
-
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- prim.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- sec.
-
- psec
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- rit.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- 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.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- pct.
-
- pts.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- par.
-
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Sem.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- rpt.
-
- PSAT
-
- prs.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- 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.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- psia
-
- Sam.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- sci.
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- scr.
-
- 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.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- 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.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- prec
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- pre-
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- per.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Pet.
-
- RCMP
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rep.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Pers
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 1080
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- pam.
-
- cat.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ter.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cit.
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- atic
-
- 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.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Emp.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- ect-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tasm
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- 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.
- ates
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- AIME
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tri-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- aet.
-
- amp.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- atm.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ASME
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arm.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- Apr.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- 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.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- amt.
-
- epi-
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- epit
-
- MEPA
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SPCA
-
- met.
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mar.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- MIPS
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- MSPE
-
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- mis-
-
- MSCP
-
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- SMTP
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Ice.
-
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- Mac-
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- str.
-
- esp.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- SRAM
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Sra.
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- SAR
-
- TSP
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- STP
-
- TIA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- sc.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SCP
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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).
- trp
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SCM
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TPM
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- SMA
-
- Sr.
-
- Sta
-
- 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.
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TPI
-
- tra
-
- se-
-
- St.
-
- spt
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SPR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- STI
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- STM
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- pt.
-
- SAE
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ECM
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- 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.
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- EPT
-
- ERP
-
- CPR
-
- IPM
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- CPS
-
- CPM
-
- ITC
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- APS
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APC
-
- AMS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- AIC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ACP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- Am.
-
- 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.
- ARS
-
- CPI
-
- ct.
-
- CPA
-
- CMA
-
- CIP
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAI
-
- cs.
-
- ase
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- ITA
-
- IRS
-
- ite
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- RCP
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- PRC
-
- PRA
-
- PMT
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Re.
-
- 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.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- 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:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCM
-
- PCI
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- RCS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pm.
-
- 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.
- Sp.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPM
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RMA
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Pr.
-
- PCS
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- MCR
-
- MPA
-
- MIT
-
- MIP
-
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MEP
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCP
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MCI
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- MAP
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noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MSC
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
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- Mc-
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- MPE
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- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MTI
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- MSA
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- MSE
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- Pa.
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- MRP
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- MRI
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- MRE
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- MRA
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- MSI
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- MST
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- Mt.
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- pc.
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- MTP
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- MTS
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- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- RP
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TC
-
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MP
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- S.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SA
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- SM
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- M.
-
- t.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- EI
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- R.
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- CM
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- CE
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- RI
-
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- TM
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- TP
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
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- ic
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- T1
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- IP
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.