Anagrams of impassionate
Word impassionate has
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- passionate
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adjective,
having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid:
- impassion
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verb (used with object),
to fill, or affect strongly, with intense feeling or passion; inflame; excite.
- septimana
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noun,
a week.
- sitomania
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noun,
abnormal craving for food.
- anatomies
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noun,
the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants.
- saponites
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- taeniasis
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noun,
infestation with tapeworms.
- ptomaines
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noun,
any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- Impatiens
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds.
- impsonite
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noun,
a black variety of asphaltite with a jagged fracture.
- Manassite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Manasseh.
- pimientos
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noun,
the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
- nepotisms
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noun,
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
- Satanism
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noun,
the worship of Satan or the powers of evil.
- mantissa
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noun,
Mathematics. the decimal part of a common logarithm.
Compare characteristic (def 3a).
- amentias
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- ameiosis
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noun,
aberrant meiosis in which only an equational division occurs, as in parthenogenesis.
- Masonite
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- pastinas
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- amitosis
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noun,
the direct method of cell division, characterized by simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes.
- staminas
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- amnesias
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noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- sinapism
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noun,
mustard plaster.
- amniotes
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- nepotism
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noun,
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- paisanos
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noun,
paisan.
- epitasis
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noun,
the part of an ancient drama, following the protasis, in which the main action is developed.
Compare catastasis, catastrophe (def 4), protasis.
- stasimon
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noun,
(in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, especially in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos.
- anemosis
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noun,
wind shake (def 1).
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- animates
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- ptomaine
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noun,
any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- steapsin
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noun,
the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- 11-point
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- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- anosmias
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noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- anapests
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noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- maintops
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- pietisms
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noun,
a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
- tampions
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- simonies
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noun,
the making of profit out of sacred things.
- pimiento
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noun,
the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
- pianists
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- impastes
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- emission
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noun,
an act or instance of emitting:
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- misspent
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adjective,
spent wrongly or unwisely; wasted:
- metanoia
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noun,
a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion.
- pimentos
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noun,
pimiento.
- pianisms
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noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- moistens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- Aesopian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables:
- meiosis
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noun,
Cell Biology. part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions, in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid.
Compare mitosis.
- mission
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noun,
a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.
- samoans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- stepson
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noun,
a son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- Samoset
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noun,
died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
- misstep
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noun,
a wrong step.
- simians
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- samisen
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noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- ape-man
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noun,
a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- sampans
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noun,
any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
- Simpson
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noun,
James Young, 1811–70, Scottish professor of obstetrics and obstetrician: pioneer in use of ether and chloroform as anesthetics.
- ptisans
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Eastman
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noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- potsies
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noun,
hopscotch.
- potassa
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noun,
potash.
- postmen
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- Postman
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- anosmia
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noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- Stimson
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noun,
Henry L(ewis) 1867–1950, U.S. statesman: secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45; secretary of state 1929–33.
- Sampson
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noun,
Deborah, 1760–1827, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier who fought disguised as a man.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- tampons
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- Smetana
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noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- tampion
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- seismo-
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- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- namaste
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noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- Massena
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noun,
a city in N New York, on the St. Lawrence River.
- anopias
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- eonisms
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- sapotas
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noun,
sapote.
- stimies
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noun,
stymie.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- taipans
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- tapeman
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- mitosis
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noun,
the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell.
- santims
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noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- nemato-
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- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- sapiens
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- atomies
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- Moissan
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- sapotes
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- stemson
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noun,
a curved timber in a wooden bow, scarfed at its lower end to the keelson.
- insteps
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- patinas
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- impasse
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noun,
a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- pastose
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adjective,
having a heavy impasto.
- pastina
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- amentia
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- Passion
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- passant
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adjective,
(of a beast) represented as in the act of walking, with one forepaw raised.
- aminase
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- aminate
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verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- spinose
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adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- spinets
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- amities
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- amnesia
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noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- Pistoia
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noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- 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.
- Pimento
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noun,
pimiento.
- pinatas
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- Pietism
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noun,
a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
- stamin-
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- imposts
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noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- pianist
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- pianism
-
noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- pinites
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noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- impasto
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noun,
the laying on of paint thickly.
- Petsamo
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noun,
Finnish name of Pechenga.
- imposes
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Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- impones
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- inseams
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- stamina
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- peasant
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noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- pissant
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noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- stamnos
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noun,
a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.
- optimes
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- tiepins
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noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- isatins
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- animato
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adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- somites
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- pansies
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- poiesis
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- animate
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- isospin
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noun,
isotopic spin.
- paisano
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noun,
paisan.
- anapest
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noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- isation
-
- paisans
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noun,
compatriot.
- sonatas
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noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- sinopis
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noun,
a red ocher, used from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- pitmans
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- maintop
-
noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- timpani
-
noun,
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- amosite
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noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- anemias
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noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- mesons
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noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- somni-
-
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- messan
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noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- somite
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- somat-
-
- messin
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noun,
messan.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- mensas
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- masais
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noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spines
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noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- mantas
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noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- masto-
-
- sonata
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noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- manses
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- snipes
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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.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Isaian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- Sansom
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- miosis
-
noun,
excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye, as a result of drugs, disease, or the like.
- paints
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- panto-
-
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- passim
-
adverb,
here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- optime
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- paseos
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- pastas
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- posits
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- penta-
-
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Patmos
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- septi-
-
- nemat-
-
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- posset
-
noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- potass
-
noun,
potash.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- ptosis
-
noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- samosa
-
noun,
an Indian fried turnover filled with minced meat or vegetables and spices:
- sampan
-
noun,
any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Samson
-
noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Stopes
-
noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Asosan
-
noun,
a volcano in SW Japan, in central Kyushu. 5225 feet (1593 meters); crater 12 miles (19 km) across.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stomps
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- stomas
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- stipos
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- eosins
-
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.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- steno-
-
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- topmen
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amino-
-
- amnios
-
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tempos
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- anemo-
-
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- aniso-
-
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- aspens
-
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.
- Stamps
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- impose
-
Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- impost
-
noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- omni-
-
- anti-
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- ante-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- 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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- opsis
-
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- poss.
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- teno-
-
- post-
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- Sans.
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- ASEAN
-
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- spies
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- naso-
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- sanit
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- noses
-
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.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- temp.
-
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- apses
-
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.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- samps
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- IATSE
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pions
-
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.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- peats
-
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.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- init.
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- tonia
-
- 30-30
-
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- AAPSS
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- aemia
-
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- 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.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- peta-
-
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- oste-
-
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- inst.
-
- anat.
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- poet.
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- anim.
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- 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.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- amin-
-
- AMPAS
-
- pass.
-
- pases
-
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.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- imit.
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- insp.
-
- pant-
-
- 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.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- meta-
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- sines
-
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.
- Sino-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metas
-
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.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- span-
-
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- mesas
-
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.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- stome
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- sito-
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mini-
-
- meno-
-
- miso-
-
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Mists
-
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.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Miss.
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- spasm
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- mites
-
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.
- step-
-
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Epist
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Epis.
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- sones
-
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.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- soaps
-
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.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- ento-
-
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- mast-
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- ition
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- stipe
-
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.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- snaps
-
- 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.
- 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.
- simas
-
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.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mont.
-
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- Sept.
-
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sates
-
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.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- semi-
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- assn.
-
- MSEnt
-
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- asst.
-
- seats
-
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.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- ation
-
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- seti-
-
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- 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.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- atmo-
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- SASE
-
- Tasm
-
- 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.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- SMTP
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SMSA
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- Soni
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 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.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- 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.
- top-
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- 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.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ten.
-
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sat.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- pts.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- 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.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- psia
-
- PSAT
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Sam.
-
- Sem.
-
- sepn
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tion
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- pot.
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- seps
-
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.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pnea
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- asis
-
- ESIS
-
- ASME
-
- 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.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- eso-
-
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MSTS
-
- atm.
-
- MSPE
-
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- MSIE
-
- ates
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- MSAE
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- men-
-
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- est.
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- APSA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- esp.
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- emia
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- MIPS
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emp.
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meas
-
- met.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- 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.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- mes-
-
- MEPA
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Man.
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- MOpt
-
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- 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.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- MNAS
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- nom.
-
- NOAA
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pam.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- inae
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Imp.
-
- IATA
-
- 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.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- aet.
-
- 1080
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- AIME
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- AISI
-
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- int.
-
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- ins.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pen.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- 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 = .
- pat.
-
- iso-
-
- osis
-
- opia
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Anas
-
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- itis
-
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ANPA
-
- ANSI
-
- amt.
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- NTIA
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- 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.
- nos-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- 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.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Ont.
-
- ISSN
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- iana
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- ment
-
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- IAEA
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SSN
-
- EPA
-
- SST
-
- Ia.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- STI
-
- Ep.
-
- IAS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ETO
-
- Sta
-
- EPS
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- in.
-
- St.
-
- EPT
-
- ine
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ESA
-
- io-
-
- ETS
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- STM
-
- AME
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TMO
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- AMS
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TIA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- AOA
-
- ap-
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TPN
-
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- Am.
-
- AIA
-
- AEA
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- AAE
-
- AAM
-
- AAP
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ae.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- en-
-
- EAM
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- EAA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ATP
-
- STP
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EIS
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- 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.
- ASM
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APS
-
- 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.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- SSI
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ATA
-
- ASN
-
- 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.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ast
-
- at.
-
- SSM
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- SSE
-
- OAP
-
- NMI
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- Npt
-
- NSA
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OAS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
-
- SAA
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIt
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- MTS
-
- SSA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Om.
-
- MTI
-
- PMT
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Ps.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIO
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pa.
-
- OTS
-
- PSS
-
- OPA
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ote
-
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ons
-
- NAA
-
- Mt.
-
- Mao
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- M-1
-
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.
- MAA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAP
-
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:
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SMS
-
- 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.
- MST
-
- SMA
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEP
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- mi.
-
- IPO
-
- ss.
-
- spt
-
- SPS
-
- 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 = .
- 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.
- IOT
-
- IPA
-
- IPM
-
- IPS
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MOI
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- 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.
- MPA
-
- MNS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- MPE
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- TSS
-
- MNA
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIP
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MNE
-
- MIT
-
- MIE
-
- OA
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- EI
-
- IP
-
- TP
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- M.
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- MP
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TM
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NM
-
- TN
-
- MN
-
- SN
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- O.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.