Anagrams of imprecations

Word imprecations has 3025 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of imprecations.

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imprecation
noun, the act of imprecating; cursing.
anisometric
adjective, not isometric; of unequal measurement.
patrimonies
noun, an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
creationism
noun, the doctrine that matter and all things were created, substantially as they now exist, by an omnipotent Creator, and not gradually evolved or developed.
morticians
noun, funeral director.
importance
noun, the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
acrimonies
noun, sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.:
speciation
noun, the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
ascription
noun, the act of ascribing.
isentropic
adjective, having a constant entropy.
Micronesia
noun, one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
Marcionite
noun, a member of a Gnostic ascetic sect that flourished from the 2nd to 7th century a.d. and that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Christ.
ameristic
adjective, not divided into parts; having no meristem.
Peronista
noun, Peronist.
Petrinism
noun, the body of theological doctrine taught by, or attributed to, the apostle Peter.
topiaries
noun, topiary work; the topiary art.
ptomaines
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.
recaption
noun, the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
atropines
noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
impacters
noun, a person or thing that impacts.
campesino
noun, (in Latin America) a peasant or farmer.
miscreant
noun, a vicious or depraved person; villain.
impaction
noun, an act or instance of impacting.
Impatiens
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.
encomiast
noun, a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.
mortician
noun, funeral director.
eroticism
noun, the sexual or erotic quality or character of something.
procaines
noun, a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
impsonite
noun, a black variety of asphaltite with a jagged fracture.
pimientos
noun, the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
poeticism
noun, a poetic expression that has become hackneyed, forced, or artificial.
poimenics
noun, pastoral theology.
Masoretic
adjective, of or relating to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
manticore
noun, a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
anti-icer
noun, a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
portances
noun, bearing; behavior.
armistice
noun, a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce:
preatomic
adjective, of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
isometric
noun, isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
precisian
noun, a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
micropsia
noun, a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
precision
noun, the state or quality of being precise.
primacies
noun, the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
prismatic
adjective, of, relating to, or like a prism.
intercoms
noun, an intercommunication system.
inspector
noun, a person who inspects.
metrician
noun, a metrist.
proscenia
noun, Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
prosimian
noun, a prosimian animal.
protamine
noun, any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
Trasimeno
noun, a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
misorient
verb (used with object), to orient wrongly or improperly.
criminate
verb (used with object), to charge with a crime.
cast-iron
noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
companies
noun, a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
creations
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
opacities
noun, the state or quality of being opaque.
spermatic
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
on-stream
adverb, in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
spermato-
seriation
noun, the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
operatics
noun, Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb) the technique or method of producing or staging operas. exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
narcotism
noun, habitual use of narcotics.
opticians
noun, a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
spearmint
noun, an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
cretinism
noun, a congenital disease due to absence or deficiency of normal thyroid secretion, characterized by physical deformity, dwarfism, and mental retardation, and often by goiter.
certosina
noun, a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
copremias
noun, poisoning due to the presence of fecal matter in the blood.
simpatico
adjective, congenial or like-minded; likable:
orpiments
noun, a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
pristine
adjective, having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
comprise
Idioms, be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:
tampions
noun, a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
procaine
noun, a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
soricine
adjective, of or resembling the shrews.
comparts
verb (used with object), to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
Primates
noun, the order comprising the primates.
semiotic
noun, semiotics.
interims
noun, an intervening time; interval; meantime:
Priscian
noun, flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
iotacism
noun, the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
pronates
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
primines
noun, the outer integument of an ovule.
intercom
noun, an intercommunication system.
inertias
noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
compares
noun, comparison:
maitrise
noun, mastery; skill.
apomicts
noun, an organism produced by apomixis.
ceramist
noun, a person who makes ceramics.
simoniac
noun, a person who practices simony.
Poincare
noun, Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
cisterna
noun, cistern (def 2).
citrines
noun, a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
manropes
noun, a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
Pointers
noun, a person or thing that points.
Poitiers
noun, a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
maintops
noun, a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
Iscariot
noun, the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
pontiacs
noun, c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
portance
noun, bearing; behavior.
sermonic
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
centimos
noun, the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
practise
noun, habitual or customary performance; operation:
seriatim
adverb, adjective, in a series; one after another.
isomeric
adjective, of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
conspire
verb (used with object), to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
comities
noun, mutual courtesy; civility.
incomers
noun, a person who comes in.
imprints
noun, a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
semantic
adjective, of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:
cantoris
adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
campsite
noun, a place used or suitable for camping.
empirics
noun, a person who follows an empirical method.
canister
noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
emiction
noun, urination.
canopies
noun, a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
canotier
noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
ectopias
noun, the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
rimstone
noun, a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
ripienos
noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
romaines
noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
Maronite
noun, a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
cantrips
noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
romances
noun, a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
Romanies
noun, Gypsy (def 2).
Romanist
noun, Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Romanite
noun, a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
romantic
noun, a romantic person.
crispate
adjective, (of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
crinites
noun, a fossil crinoid.
Capriote
noun, a native or inhabitant of Capri.
saponite
noun, a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
campions
noun, any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
cremains
plural noun, the ashes of a cremated corpse.
contemp.
atropism
noun, poisoning resulting from atropine or belladonna.
copremia
noun, poisoning due to the presence of fecal matter in the blood.
imprison
verb (used with object), to confine in or as if in a prison.
capstone
noun, a finishing stone of a structure.
carotins
noun, carotene.
corpsman
noun, U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
corpsmen
noun, U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
scimitar
noun, a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
impacter
noun, a person or thing that impacts.
atropine
noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
ptomaine
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.
enspirit
verb (used with object), inspirit.
scenario
noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
raiments
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
rampions
noun, a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
crampons
noun, a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
reaction
noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
martinis
noun, a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
spectro-
Creation
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
recision
noun, an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
repaints
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
apocrine
adjective, of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
carmines
noun, a crimson or purplish-red color.
cerimans
noun, a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
pertains
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
moraines
noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
operants
noun, a person or thing that operates.
operatic
noun, Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb) the technique or method of producing or staging operas. exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
pinaster
noun, a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
pimiento
noun, the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
pi-meson
noun, pion.
amniotic
adjective, of, relating to, or having an amnion.
nepotism
noun, patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
trisomic
adjective, having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.
Minorite
noun, Friar Minor.
meristic
adjective, of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
minorcas
noun, Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
aconites
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
meropias
noun, partial blindness.
ancestor
noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
piracies
noun, practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
mesocarp
noun, the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
picrites
noun, a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
minister
noun, a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
minicars
noun, a very small car, especially a subcompact.
mortices
noun, a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
picrates
noun, a salt or ester of picric acid.
parities
noun, equality, as in amount, status, or character.
pantries
noun, a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
optician
noun, a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
minarets
noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
acrotism
noun, absence or weakness of the pulse.
painters
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
actinism
noun, the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
amniotes
noun, any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
open-air
noun, the outdoors.
pimentos
noun, pimiento.
Piranesi
noun, Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
piscator
noun, fisherman.
pentomic
adjective, pertaining to or characterizing the organization of an army division into five groups, each with supporting units, geared to maneuver in keeping with the requirements of atomic warfare.
misprint
noun, a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
aoristic
adjective, Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
airtimes
noun, the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
notaries
noun, notary public.
tropines
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
periotic
adjective, surrounding the ear.
Masonite
Paterson
noun, a city in NE New Jersey.
monastic
noun, a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
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Peronism
noun, the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
orpiment
noun, a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
Monstera
noun, any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
McIntire
noun, Samuel, 1757–1811, U.S. architect and woodcarver.
matrices
noun, something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
Peronist
noun, a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
Monteria
noun, a city in N Colombia.
partons
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
panties
noun, underpants or undershorts for women and children.
pastern
noun, the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
parison
noun, a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
crepons
noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
Cremona
noun, a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
Cremini
noun, a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
Romanic
noun, romance1 (def 9).
paniers
noun, pannier.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
parotic
adjective, situated about or near the ear.
pastime
noun, something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
Romance
noun, a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
Painter
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
osmatic
adjective, of or relating to the sense of smell.
orpines
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
empiric
noun, a person who follows an empirical method.
cretins
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
moraine
noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
sapient
adjective, having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
crinite
noun, a fossil crinoid.
cronies
noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
Crispin
noun, Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
riposte
noun, a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
Crispen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become crisp.
parties
noun, a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
crinose
adjective, hairy.
mortice
noun, a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
monesia
noun, a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
ripieno
noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
mortise
noun, a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
crimson
noun, a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
monster
noun, a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
Romains
noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
Romaine
noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
Riesman
noun, David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
patines
noun, patina.
moisten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become moist.
Patmore
noun, Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
Roscian
adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
ectopia
noun, the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
cornets
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
craniom
coarsen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
compart
verb (used with object), to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
operant
noun, a person or thing that operates.
compare
noun, comparison:
compar.
Nicetas
noun, Saint Ignatius (def 2).
comitia
noun, an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
Comines
noun, Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
Nicosia
noun, a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
comates
noun, a mate or companion.
oneiric
adjective, of or relating to dreams.
octanes
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
coaster
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
sericin
noun, a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
Niteroi
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
citrons
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
citrins
noun, bioflavonoid.
oarsmen
noun, a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
citrine
noun, a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
cistron
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
notices
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
cistern
noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
simitar
noun, scimitar.
noetics
noun, the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
cinemas
noun, Chiefly British. motion picture.
cimaise
noun, cymaise.
sirenic
adjective, of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
smarten
Verb phrases, smarten up, to groom oneself: to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
certain
Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
neritic
adjective, of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
Semitic
noun, a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
cranio-
nematic
adjective, noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
crampon
noun, a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
scamper
noun, a scampering; a quick run.
Costain
noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
narcose
adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
orceins
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
optimes
noun, (formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos. Compare wrangler (def 2).
nectars
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
Emporia
noun, a city in E Kansas.
corneas
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
coremia
noun, the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
scrapie
noun, a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
copters
noun, helicopter.
nemato-
semipro
adjective, noun, semiprofessional.
scrinia
noun, a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
copiers
noun, a person or thing that copies; copyist.
Script.
seaport
noun, a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
contra-
section
noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
constr.
conster
verb (used with or without object), construe.
opiatic
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
sematic
adjective, serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
seminar
noun, a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
Comtian
noun, a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
opiates
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
Pearson
noun, Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
pitiers
noun, a person who pities.
enamors
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
princes
noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
pincers
noun, a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
precast
adjective, (of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
Pimento
noun, pimiento.
Mercast
noun, a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
isation
Preston
noun, a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
ironist
noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
ironies
noun, the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
Mercian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
primate
noun, Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
irenics
noun, the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches. Compare polemics (def 2).
merinos
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
primine
noun, the outer integument of an ovule.
primsie
adjective, prim1 (def 1).
Pietism
noun, a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
Menorca
noun, Minorca.
meropia
noun, partial blindness.
Pierian
adjective, of or relating to the Muses.
Smeaton
noun, John, 1724–92, English engineer.
picrite
noun, a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
Interim
noun, an intervening time; interval; meantime:
picrate
noun, a salt or ester of picric acid.
inspire
verb (used with object), to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
metopic
adjective, of or relating to the forehead; frontal.
inspect
verb (used with object), to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
promise
noun, a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
Insecta
noun, the class comprising the insects.
inscape
noun, the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
pronate
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
picaros
noun, a rogue or vagabond.
prances
noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
potamic
adjective, of or relating to rivers.
inertia
noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
pointer
noun, a person or thing that points.
Marston
noun, John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
pitmans
noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
Martini
noun, a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
Pitocin
marines
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
martins
noun, Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
Pistoia
noun, a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
poetics
noun, literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
Marconi
noun, Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
Masonic
adjective, pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
Marcion
noun, a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
poietic
Maspero
noun, Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
pismire
noun, an ant.
piscine
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
postmen
noun, a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
manrope
noun, a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
piscina
noun, a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
pointes
noun, the tip of the toe.
maniocs
noun, cassava.
pomaces
noun, the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
matrons
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
maintop
noun, a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
maestro
noun, an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
Pontiac
noun, c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
macrons
noun, a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
porcine
adjective, of or relating to swine.
postern
noun, a back door or gate.
Postman
noun, a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
pinites
noun, a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
piaster
noun, a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
prosaic
adjective, commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
pectins
noun, a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
recants
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
persona
noun, a person.
iatrics
rampion
noun, a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
Minster
noun, a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
rapines
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
Estonia
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.
estamin
noun, a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Esparto
noun, any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Persian
noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
erotics
noun, an erotic poem.
miotics
noun, a miotic drug.
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
eristic
noun, a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
imarets
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
Ericson
noun, Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
episcia
noun, any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
Martens
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
epicist
noun, a writer of epic poetry.
remains
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
repaint
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
Permian
noun, Geology. the Permian Period or System.
entraps
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
entopic
adjective, being or occurring in the usual place.
miscite
verb (used with or without object), to misquote.
reposit
verb (used with object), to put back; replace.
encomia
noun, a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
encamps
verb (used with object), to make into a camp.
raiment
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
pertain
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
Piarist
noun, a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
impresa
noun, a device or emblem.
incomes
noun, the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
pianist
noun, a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
incomer
noun, a person who comes in.
incites
verb (used with object), to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
incisor
noun, any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
incepts
verb (used with object), to take in; ingest.
prosect
verb (used with object), to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
pianism
noun, the artistry and technique of a pianist.
prostie
noun, a prostitute.
microns
noun, Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
protean
adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
Petsamo
noun, Finnish name of Pechenga.
imprint
noun, a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
imprest
noun, an advance of money; loan.
minaret
noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
pteroma
noun, pteron.
imports
noun, something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
impones
verb (used with object), to wager; stake.
protein
noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
impers.
Imperia
noun, a seaport in NW Italy.
miniate
verb (used with object), to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
impasto
noun, the laying on of paint thickly.
impaste
verb (used with object), to cover with or enclose in a paste.
imparts
verb (used with object), to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
pterion
noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
impairs
noun, Archaic. impairment.
impacts
noun, the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
minicar
noun, a very small car, especially a subcompact.
Minorca
noun, Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
epinaos
noun, a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
Empirin
arpents
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
atonics
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
tarpons
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
cantrip
noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
acetins
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
canters
noun, an easy gallop.
apricot
noun, the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
caption
noun, a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
apomict
noun, an organism produced by apomixis.
amities
noun, friendship; peaceful harmony.
atomics
noun, the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
atomies
noun, an atom; mote.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
aristo-
termini
noun, the end or extremity of anything.
amniote
noun, any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
cations
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
atopies
noun, an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
catnips
noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
to-name
noun, a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
sterno-
Campion
noun, any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
somatic
adjective, of the body; bodily; physical.
campers
noun, a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
Camoens
noun, Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
tiepins
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.
aspirin
noun, Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
acetoin
noun, a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
triceps
noun, a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
aseptic
noun, a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
spicate
adjective, having spikes, as a plant.
ARTEMIS
noun, Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon. Compare Diana.
spermo-
spermic
adjective, spermatic.
caprine
adjective, of or relating to goats.
tampons
noun, a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
arseno-
capotes
noun, a long cloak with a hood.
tampion
noun, a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
Carmine
noun, a crimson or purplish-red color.
spectra
noun, a plural of spectrum.
Tampico
noun, a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico.
carpets
noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
carnets
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
tampers
noun, a person or thing that tamps.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
trisome
noun, a trisomic individual.
carnies
noun, a person employed by a carnival.
aconite
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
carnose
adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
actino-
airtime
noun, the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
carotin
noun, carotene.
spirant
noun, fricative (def 2).
trompes
noun, Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
amorist
noun, a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
traipse
noun, a tiring walk.
Amorite
noun, a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
stamin-
centro-
transom
noun, a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
anomite
noun, a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
timpani
noun, a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
transp.
Cameron
noun, Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
Sno-Cat
toecaps
noun, a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
stearo-
tropine
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
amosite
noun, an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
stearic
adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
cerato-
tropism
noun, an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
stamper
noun, a person or thing that stamps.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Cainite
noun, a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
trepans
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
ceriman
noun, a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
centri-
tanrecs
noun, tenrec.
camions
noun, a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
step-in
noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
step-on
adjective, made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
centimo
noun, the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
antero-
proems
noun, an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
instr.
instep
noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
inter.
patri-
imines
noun, a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
tamper
noun, a person or thing that tamps.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
aeron.
iatric
adjective, of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
Taipei
noun, a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
rapine
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
patois
noun, a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
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).
Moesia
noun, an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
pteron
noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
aspect
noun, appearance to the eye or mind; look:
insect
noun, any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
inseam
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.
ptisan
noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
intime
adjective, intimate; cozy.
Pictor
noun, the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
esprit
noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
Mosaic
noun, a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
racist
noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
pecans
noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
iceman
noun, a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
primos
noun, the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
ascent
noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
Prince
noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
mitres
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
tampon
noun, a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
parsec
noun, a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
intima
noun, the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
ionics
noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
prison
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
racism
noun, a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
pro-am
noun, any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
patron
noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
intros
noun, an introduction.
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
intro.
intra-
imaret
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
steric
adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
trapes
noun, a tiring walk.
patios
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
inmost
adjective, situated farthest within:
moires
noun, any moiré fabric.
atomic
adjective, of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
Monica
noun, a female given name.
protei
noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
monies
noun, a plural of money.
stoper
noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
patens
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
partis
noun, the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Morini
noun, Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
iatro-
impost
noun, a tax; tribute; duty.
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:
import
noun, something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
astron
ramets
noun, an individual of a clone.
impone
verb (used with object), to wager; stake.
parton
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
pastor
noun, a minister or priest in charge of a church.
imper.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
Pascin
noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
raisin
noun, a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
impart
verb (used with object), to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
tramps
noun, the act of tramping.
atopic
adjective, of or relating to atopy.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
astro-
impair
noun, Archaic. impairment.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
inmate
noun, a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
ptero-
aspire
verb (used without object), to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
Ransom
noun, the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
parson
noun, a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
ramson
noun, a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
steno-
IMPACT
noun, the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
patine
noun, patina.
stroma
noun, Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
airmen
noun, an aviator.
trans.
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
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.
income
noun, the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
ramose
adjective, having many branches.
paster
noun, a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
incite
verb (used with object), to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
Monera
noun, a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
incise
verb (used with object), to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
incest
noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
incept
verb (used with object), to take in; ingest.
incase
verb (used with object), encase.
stream
noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
paters
noun, British Informal. father.
prosit
interjection, (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
stripe
noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
prints
noun, the state of being printed.
primes
noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
pitier
noun, a person who pities.
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.
mascon
noun, a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
Mascot
noun, an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
micron
noun, Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
Ticino
noun, a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
Antrim
noun, a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
tie-in
noun, an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
micros
noun, anything extremely small in scope or capability.
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.
Master
noun, a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
Mastic
noun, Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
masto-
micro-
maters
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
pisci-
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
Petros
noun, Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
matri-
pitons
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
Petras
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
poetic
noun, poetics.
Pitris
noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
marine
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Marini
noun, Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
Marino
noun, Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
Marion
noun, Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
Marist
noun, a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
Marten
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
amnios
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
petro-
pitmen
noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
apices
noun, a plural of apex.
Pitman
noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
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:
matins
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.
matron
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
anemo-
Mercia
noun, an early English kingdom in central Britain.
tip-in
noun, tap-in.
Merino
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
picots
noun, one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
tip-on
noun, tip1 (def 4).
toecap
noun, a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
merits
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
anemic
adjective, Pathology. suffering from anemia.
animes
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
Tocsin
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
Merops
noun, (in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
Pietas
noun, the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
Mersin
noun, a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Merton
noun, Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
picro-
metric
noun, Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Pisano
noun, Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
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.
timers
noun, a person or thing that times.
McNair
noun, Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
pirate
noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
meacon
verb (used with object), to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
pintos
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
picaro
noun, a rogue or vagabond.
Pinter
noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
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.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
pinite
noun, a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
pineta
noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
metros
noun, the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
Pinero
noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
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.
metro-
Mentor
noun, a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
aniso-
Marcos
noun, Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
Marcie
noun, a female given name, form of Marcia.
miters
noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
topmen
noun, a person stationed for duty in a top.
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.
tapirs
noun, any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
precis
noun, a concise summary.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
Istria
noun, a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
prates
noun, act of prating.
permit
noun, an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
arpent
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
prance
noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
praise
noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
pernio
noun, chilblain.
topman
noun, a person stationed for duty in a top.
armpit
noun, the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
armies
noun, the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
armets
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
isomer
noun, Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
escarp
noun, Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
aments
noun, catkin.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
irenic
adjective, tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
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.
pectin
noun, a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
Priest
noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
prices
noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
ironic
adjective, using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
Peoria
noun, a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
penta-
Mister
noun, (initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
presto
noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
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.
arsen-
tapers
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
poster
noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
AmerSp
minces
noun, something cut up very small; mincemeat.
tempos
noun, Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
amines
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
pomace
noun, the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
poiser
noun, a person or thing that poises.
manioc
noun, cassava.
amino-
points
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
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.
Maisie
noun, a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
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.
mantic
adjective, of or relating to divination.
miners
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
mantis
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.
pointe
noun, the tip of the toe.
Maoris
noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
tenias
noun, taenia.
Pesaro
noun, a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
Poncas
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
miotic
noun, a miotic drug.
macons
noun, Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
Persia
noun, Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
Portia
noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
person
noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
Maceio
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
macers
noun, macebearer.
topers
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
tarpon
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
macro-
Amiens
noun, a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
macron
noun, a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
Pontic
noun, an artificial tooth in a bridge.
amices
noun, an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
ponies
noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
Mainer
noun, a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
ponces
noun, a pimp.
tarso-
escort
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
trepan
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
Carpet
noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
Scoter
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
scrape
noun, an act or instance of scraping.
trompe
noun, Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
corpse
noun, a dead body, usually of a human being.
caroms
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
corset
noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
Scipio
noun, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
Cortes
noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
opiate
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
aceto-
carpo-
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
copies
noun, an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
secant
noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
copens
noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
copers
noun, a horse dealer.
copier
noun, a person or thing that copies; copyist.
Sparti
noun, Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
tromps
verb (used with object), to tramp or trample.
scream
noun, a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
copras
noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
Nicias
noun, died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
acetin
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
scrimp
verb (used with object), to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
copter
noun, helicopter.
carpos
noun, an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
acmite
noun, a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
COSINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse. the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
crepon
noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
optime
noun, (formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos. Compare wrangler (def 2).
creams
noun, the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
sperm-
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
sapro-
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.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
captor
noun, a person who has captured a person or thing.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
cretin
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Crimea
noun, the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Capris
noun, Capri pants.
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
Carmen
noun, Ciudad del Carmen.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
Coster
noun, costermonger.
scato-
opines
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
tripos
noun, (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
nemat-
tripes
noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
scampi
noun, a large shrimp or prawn.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
sarco-
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
necro-
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
crapes
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
optics
noun, (used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
cartop
adjective, of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
centr-
socman
noun, sokeman.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
cities
noun, a large or important town.
citrin
noun, bioflavonoid.
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
Simeon
noun, a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
cnemis
noun, the tibia or shin.
centos
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
sermon
noun, a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
nitro-
coapts
verb (used with object), to bring close together:
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
soaper
noun, soap opera.
simian
noun, an ape or monkey.
centi-
cerat-
Smriti
noun, writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
cerias
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
sit-in
noun, any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
sitcom
noun, situation comedy.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
nocti-
cinema
noun, Chiefly British. motion picture.
Noetic
adjective, of or relating to the mind.
notice
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
tropic
noun, Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
simper
noun, a silly, self-conscious smile.
tropes
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
noctis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
socmen
noun, sokeman.
nitric
adjective, containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
contr.
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
omenta
noun, a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
compts
verb (used with or without object), noun, count1 .
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
COMSAT
noun, (often lowercase) a communications satellite.
comtes
noun, count2 .
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
conies
noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
Casper
noun, a city in central Wyoming.
casino
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
casern
noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
casein
noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
sector
noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
contes
plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
catnip
noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
Coates
noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
comate
noun, a mate or companion.
centas
noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
coatis
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
somat-
nitres
noun, niter.
septic
adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
septi-
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
censor
noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
seniti
noun, a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
octane
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
comers
noun, Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
somite
noun, any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
somni-
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
crimps
noun, the act of crimping.
Pieria
noun, a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
sprain
noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
panier
noun, pannier.
remans
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
rimose
adjective, full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
epacts
noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
camise
noun, a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
nacres
noun, mother-of-pearl.
remain
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
pantie
noun, panties.
panto-
ripens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
Osetic
adjective, noun, Ossetic.
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
camote
noun, batata.
oscine
noun, an oscine bird.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
camion
noun, a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
Romaic
noun, demotic (def 5).
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
pantos
noun, pantomime (def 2).
enamor
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
rectos
recti-
Spirit
noun, the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
spirea
noun, any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
eonism
noun, the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
Pamirs
noun, the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
capers
noun, a playful leap or skip.
Empson
noun, William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
no-par
adjective, without par or face value:
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
trices
noun, a very short time; an instant:
paints
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.
encamp
verb (used with object), to make into a camp.
sprite
noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
Campos
noun, a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
sproat
noun, a fishhook having a circular bend.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
emptor
noun, (especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
repots
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
sprint
noun, a short race at full speed.
pacers
noun, a person or thing that paces.
enrapt
adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
remits
noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
sprent
adjective, sprinkled.
caners
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Pamiri
noun, a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
repast
noun, a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
paeons
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
camper
noun, a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
entrap
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
ricins
noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
spiro-
recons
noun, reconnaissance.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
narco-
narcos
noun, narc.
cameos
noun, a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
sacro-
Capone
noun, Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
recaps
noun, a recapped tire.
crones
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
actin-
paries
noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
capons
noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
ericas
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
Crispi
noun, Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
stance
noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
samite
noun, a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
cripes
interjection, (used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Capote
noun, a long cloak with a hood.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
nastic
adjective, of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
recast
noun, a recasting.
enacts
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
Pareto
noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
spinet
noun, a small upright piano.
actins
noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
Parent
noun, a father or a mother.
Romans
noun, an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
orpine
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
cteno-
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
spinor
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
parens
plural noun, parentheses:
C-star
noun, carbon star.
Napier
noun, neper.
spinto
adjective, having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
stamen
noun, the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
pants
noun, trousers (def 1).
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
part.
tomia
noun, the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
pairs
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
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.
Norma
noun, the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
Paris
noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
trams
noun, British. a streetcar.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
T-man
noun, a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
parse
verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
Omani
noun, a native or inhabitant of Oman.
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
pico-
picas
noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
Pamir
noun, the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
pari-
parts
noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
pares
noun, (of a female) first among equals.
trope
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
picot
noun, one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
pant-
piano
noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
paren
plural noun, parentheses:
octa-
pians
noun, yaws.
toman
noun, a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
tomes
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
treas
octan
noun, an octan fever.
Pasco
noun, a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
trop-
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
paseo
noun, a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Panic
noun, a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
Peano
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
Pasto
noun, a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
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).
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
tripe
noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
optic
noun, the eye.
peri-
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
peris
noun, one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
opsin
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
perms
noun, permanent (def 4).
TORES
noun, a torus.
Peron
noun, Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
patio
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
trois
noun, the number 3.
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
topis
noun, topee.
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
peons
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Paros
noun, a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
topic
noun, a subject of conversation or discussion:
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Pears
noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
peart
adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
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.
pecan
noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
Paton
noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
orans
noun, orant.
Pecos
noun, a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
torii
noun, (in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
trims
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
penis
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
patr-
Tromp
noun, Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
pates
noun, the crown or top of the head.
omers
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Paine
noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
peans
noun, paean.
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
petos
noun, wahoo3 .
pains
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
petr-
Paten
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Petra
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
Paeon
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
onces
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
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.
tramp
noun, the act of tramping.
omni-
petri
omits
verb (used with object), to leave out; fail to include or mention:
peta-
paces
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
topes
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
OPers
pert.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
Osman
noun, 1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
opera
noun, an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet. Compare comic opera, grand opera.
toper
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
opens
noun, an open or clear space.
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
tries
noun, plural of try.
tonia
osmic
adjective, of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
oste-
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
pacer
noun, a person or thing that paces.
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.
Pater
noun, British Informal. father.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
spire
noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
Roman
noun, a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
smote
verb, a simple past tense of smite.
roams
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
spirt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
ropes
noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
rimes
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
Rimas
noun, a female given name.
spite
noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
spor-
Rieti
noun, Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
romps
noun, a lively or boisterous frolic.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
ricin
noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
Sampo
noun, a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
Sapir
noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
spice
noun, any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
spier
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
sanit
spina
noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
spine
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
saice
noun, syce.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
spore
noun, Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
sport
noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
Spica
noun, spike2 .
recap
noun, a recapped tire.
rect.
recpt
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
Recit
recip
stamp
noun, a postage stamp.
Reims
noun, a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
reaps
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
reams
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
rcpt.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
repot
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
sprat
noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
resp.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
sprit
noun, a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
rept.
repos
noun, a repurchase agreement.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
repic
noun, the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
Srta.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
reni-
remit
noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
reman
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
sapor
noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
spent
verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
steam
noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
septa
noun, plural of septum.
seti-
sero-
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Seric
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
Sept.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
sepia
noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
Siepi
noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
semi-
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
smear
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
Smart
noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
sito-
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Sino-
simar
noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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.
since
adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
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.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
Simon
noun, the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
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.
space
noun, the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
sarc-
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
scent
noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
scena
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
scat-
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
scarp
noun, a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
scape
noun, Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
scion
noun, a descendant.
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
SCAMP
noun, an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
spect
noun, single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
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.
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.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
spec.
Scone
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
Spain
noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
spean
verb (used with object), to wean.
span-
sect.
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.
spare
noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
scrip
noun, a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
spate
noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
scrim
noun, a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
scopa
noun, pollen brush.
Spear
noun, a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
scrap
noun, a small piece or portion; fragment:
SCRAM
noun, the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
Scot.
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
scope
noun, extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tears
tarps
noun, tarpaulin.
pones
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
teams
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
Ponce
noun, a pimp.
Ponca
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
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.
temin
noun, Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
porns
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
temp.
poise
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
tempi
noun, a plural of tempo.
TEMPO
noun, Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
temps
noun, part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
tenia
noun, taenia.
Point
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
pores
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
Port.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
prae-
Prato
noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
prate
noun, act of prating.
prase
noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
praos
noun, proa.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
prams
noun, perambulator.
Tarim
noun, a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
post-
posit
noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
poser
noun, a person who poses.
Posen
noun, German name of Poznań.
ports
noun, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
teno-
Tepic
noun, a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
tapis
noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Pinto
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
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.
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.
Timor
noun, an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
Pines
noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
pinas
noun, pineapple.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Timon
noun, c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
Tinia
noun, the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
Pimas
noun, a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
tipis
noun, tepee.
Piman
noun, any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Pieta
noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
Piers
noun, a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
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.
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.
tera-
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
poet.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Pitri
noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
piton
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
term.
terms
noun, a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
pirns
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
pitas
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
piste
noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
pisco
noun, a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
tiers
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
timer
noun, a person or thing that times.
prats
noun, the buttocks.
tapir
noun, any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
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.
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
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.
psora
noun, psoriasis.
stome
stomp
noun, stamp (def 14).
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
stipo
noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
Storm
noun, a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
Prot.
prost
interjection, prosit.
strap
noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
Strep
noun, streptococcus.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
strip
noun, a striptease.
stirp
noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
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.
strop
noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
ramie
noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
rapes
noun, unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
ranis
noun, ranee.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
Ramos
noun, Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
Ramon
noun, any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
ramet
noun, an individual of a clone.
stime
noun, the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
step-
racon
noun, radar beacon.
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
ster.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
prose
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
pros.
prem.
prim.
print
noun, the state of being printed.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
prims
noun, privet.
Primo
noun, the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
prime
noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
taper
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
Price
noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
tamps
verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
Priam
noun, a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
preta
noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
pret.
prest
noun, a loan.
presa
noun, a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
Tapes
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
Pres.
smite
Idioms, smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
prion
noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
Prome
noun, a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
taces
noun, tasset.
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
pron.
proms
noun, a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
prom.
prise
noun, leverage.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
proem
noun, an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
tames
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
Tamis
noun, a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
proc.
proas
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
PRISM
noun, Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
noct-
meso-
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
meno-
Mensa
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
Ciano
noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
menta
noun, Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
cetin
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
Cesti
noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
Merca
noun, a city in S Somalia.
Merci
interjection, thank you.
merit
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
cesta
noun, a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
cert.
mero-
meros
noun, (in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
cero-
Cimon
noun, 507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
ceria
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
mesic
adjective, of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
carpi
noun, plural of carpus.
Ceram
noun, an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
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.
meta-
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.
metic
noun, an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
Metis
noun, any person of mixed ancestry.
metr-
cents
noun, a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
menat
noun, an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
cine-
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
marts
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
Marin
noun, John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
Mario
noun, a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
Maris
noun, Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
Marne
noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
Maroc
noun, French name of Morocco.
Maros
noun, Hungarian name of Mures.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
marse
noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
coapt
verb (used with object), to bring close together:
Marti
noun, José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
masc.
Mears
noun, mere3 .
MASER
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
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.
mast-
mater
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
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.
matr-
cites
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
McRae
noun, Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
MEANS
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
meant
verb, simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
cines
noun, a film; motion picture.
cent.
micas
noun, any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
marcs
noun, the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
capes
noun, a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Caren
noun, a female given name.
Capt.
miter
noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
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.
Mitra
noun, the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
Mitre
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
caps.
Capri
noun, an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
capot
noun, the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
capos
noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
Capon
noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
Capet
noun, Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
caper
noun, a playful leap or skip.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
moans
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
Cant.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
canoe
noun, any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
canes
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Moira
noun, Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
moire
noun, any moiré fabric.
moist
adjective, moderately or slightly wet; damp.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
monas
noun, monad.
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Misti
noun, El Misti.
micra
noun, a plural of micron.
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
miens
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
minas
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
MINCE
noun, something cut up very small; mincemeat.
Miner
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
Mines
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
mini-
caste
noun, Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
minis
noun, miniskirt.
Minor
noun, a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
Minos
noun, a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
Minot
noun, George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
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.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
mints
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
carse
noun, bottom land.
carps
noun, a peevish complaint.
mires
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
carp-
carom
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
carns
noun, cairn.
misc.
misce
verb, (in prescriptions) mix.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
miser
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
miso-
Carme
noun, a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
Marie
noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
monic
adjective, (of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
insep
impar
adjective, unpaired; azygous.
impis
noun, (in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
inapt
adjective, not apt or fitting.
Inari
noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
incas
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
incor
incr.
inept
adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
init.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
crit.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
imino
adjective, containing the imino group.
insp.
inst.
intr.
CRISP
noun, Chiefly British. potato chip.
crips
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
Ionia
noun, an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
Ionic
noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
crimp
noun, the act of crimping.
crime
noun, an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
crim.
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
imit.
imine
noun, a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
crept
noun, an act or instance of creeping:
entia
noun, plural of ens.
ERICA
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
Epsom
noun, a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
EPROM
noun, a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
Epist
Episc
Epis.
epact
noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
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.
estoc
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
estop
verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
ento-
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
Imena
noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
enorm
adjective, enormous; huge; vast.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
emits
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
emirs
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
ecto-
IATSE
econ.
Iceni
noun, an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
ician
icons
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
Maori
noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
compt
verb (used with or without object), noun, count1 .
copen
noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
macer
noun, macebearer.
maces
noun, a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
Copan
noun, Santa Rosa de Copán.
Conte
noun, count2 .
cont.
Macon
noun, Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
Const
Cons.
Comte
noun, count2 .
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.
Comr.
mains
noun, the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
mairs
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
copes
noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
maist
adjective, noun, adverb, most.
comps
noun, a compositor.
comp.
comet
noun, a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
comes
noun, Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
Manet
noun, Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
Comer
noun, Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
manic
adjective, pertaining to or affected by mania.
manit
noun, man-minute.
manor
noun, (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
manos
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
manse
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
COMAS
noun, a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
coper
noun, a horse dealer.
copr-
cream
noun, the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
Iran.
craps
noun, a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
Irina
noun, a female given name.
crape
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
crams
noun, Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
cramp
noun, Often, cramps. a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain. a piercing pain in the abdomen. an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
Isiac
adjective, of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
cotes
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
coset
noun, a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
copra
noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
istic
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
Corse
noun, corpse.
corps
noun, Military. a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone: a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
corpn
corp.
corns
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
corms
noun, an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
ition
coria
noun, plural of corium.
cores
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
copse
noun, a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
Monet
noun, Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
Cenis
noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
Mont.
Naomi
noun, the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
aeri-
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
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.
aero-
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Armen
Aesop
noun, c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
areo-
arces
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
napes
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
airts
noun, a direction.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
apron
noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
asco-
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.
acro-
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
Ascot
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
Actis
noun, a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
armet
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
ASCII
noun, a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
actos
naso-
apres
preposition, after; following (used in combination):
aspic
noun, a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
anim.
Nepos
noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
Nisei
noun, a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
anis-
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
anime
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
nemos
noun, remote (def 10).
amin-
amine
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
nipas
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
amirs
noun, emir.
Nimes
noun, a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
amort
adjective, spiritless; lifeless.
AMICE
noun, an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
ante-
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
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.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
aport
adverb, on or toward the port side.
Apoc.
nitre
noun, niter.
nitr-
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
amens
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
ament
noun, catkin.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
Amer.
neaps
noun, neap tide.
nears
anti-
asper
noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
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.
AMORC
mores
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
nomes
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
camis
noun, camisole (def 1).
cames
noun, a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
Cameo
noun, a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
acpt.
moras
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
atrip
adjective, aweigh.
nomas
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
acet-
Morea
noun, Peloponnesus.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
mopes
noun, a person who mopes or is given to moping.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
morns
noun, morning.
Morse
noun, an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
acnes
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
ation
atmo-
morts
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
cains
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Moser
noun, Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
MPers
motes
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
astr.
acmes
noun, the highest point; summit; peak:
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
30-30
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
MSEnt
Campo
noun, (in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
Noemi
noun, Naomi (def 1).
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.
camps
noun, a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
Amon
noun, Amen.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
epi-
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
epic
noun, an epic poem.
Cort
sci.
Amen
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
TOPS
noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
Tore
noun, a torus.
scop
noun, an Old English bard or poet.
TOMS
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
crip
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
acme
noun, the highest point; summit; peak:
1080
Samp
noun, coarsely ground corn.
rems
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
Amor
noun, Cupid.
AISI
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
Sami
noun, Lapp.
same
Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Cres
Amis
noun, Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
CRAM
noun, Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
top-
tope
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
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.
crap
noun, Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
recs
noun, recreation.
tron
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Amie
noun, a female friend.
scam
noun, a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
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.
Sat.
EPOS
noun, an epic.
epit
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
topi
noun, topee.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
crat
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Sari
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
Ames
noun, a city in central Iowa.
tsar
noun, czar.
Amir
noun, emir.
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
amic
adjective, of or relating to an amide or amine.
emit
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
airt
noun, a direction.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
acr-
enc.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
RIPS
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
RISC
noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
rit.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
trim
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
RNAS
roam
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
reps
noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
Earp
noun, Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
RIPE
adjective, having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
Roma
noun, Rome.
Riis
noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
emir
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
emic
adjective, pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
emia
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
RIIA
Rima
noun, a female given name.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
rime
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
ect-
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Emp.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
eco-
Rina
noun, a female given name.
Rom.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
acne
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
aet.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
Rep.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
trap
noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
crop
noun, the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
tRNA
AIME
AIMS
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
Acre
noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Aire
Sam.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
rpt.
Roti
noun, roast.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
romp
noun, a lively or boisterous frolic.
tri-
Ens.
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.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
aer-
cts.
Rome
noun, Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
ctr.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
roms
noun, a Gypsy man or boy.
RONA
rope
noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Nor.
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
tram
noun, British. a streetcar.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
tome
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
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.
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.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
Soma
noun, the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
some
adverb, (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
cen.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
tamp
verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
Soni
ceps
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Tame
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
ASME
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Tams
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
CERN
cet-
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
arms
noun, the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
SMTP
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Tape
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
art.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
asc-
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
cat.
Tace
noun, tasset.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
cap.
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.
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Ste.
SPIM
noun, a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
capo
noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
Cape
noun, a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
spit
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
Came
noun, a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
Cami
noun, camisole (def 1).
SPOT
noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
CAMP
noun, a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
SRAM
Sra.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Can.
spic
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
ator
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
SPCA
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
spae
verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
Spam
noun, (lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
ASTM
SPAR
noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
spat
noun, a petty quarrel.
str.
atm.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
Aten
noun, Aton.
ates
stop
noun, the act of stopping.
atic
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:
Carn
noun, cairn.
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.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
atop
preposition, on the top of:
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
Ceto
CORN
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
ant.
Sem.
cone
noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
Con.
COMS
noun, Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
cams
noun, Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
ano-
ANSI
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.
tipi
noun, tepee.
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
come
noun, Slang: Vulgar. semen.
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
sepn
coma
noun, a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
Com.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
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.
tion
anes
adverb, once.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Copt
noun, a member of the Coptic Church.
Amos
noun, a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
amp.
corm
noun, an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
scr.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
AMPS
noun, ampere.
Amri
noun, Omri.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cor.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
sec.
amt.
ance
Tiro
noun, tyro.
seam
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
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.
Cope
noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Apis
noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
team
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
cis-
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.
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cir.
simp
noun, a fool; simpleton.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Tasm
cit.
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.
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.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ARIS
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
Arm.
tarp
noun, tarpaulin.
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
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.
apo-
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
ter.
Apr.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
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.
apt.
plural, apartment.
apts
plural, apartment.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
CMOS
noun, complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
ten.
Cmon
SIAM
noun, former name of Thailand (def 1).
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
Arce
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
sice
noun, syce.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Pica
noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
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.:
pets
noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
pian
noun, yaws.
MICE
noun, plural of mouse.
mica
noun, any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
Mic.
pias
noun, a female given name.
mias
plural, missing in action.
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.
Erma
noun, a female given name.
pice
noun, a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Compare pie5 .
met.
PICS
noun, a movie.
Pict
noun, a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
Pier
noun, a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
mesa
noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
mes-
pies
noun, plural of pi2 .
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
MERS
noun, Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
Pima
noun, a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
peto
noun, wahoo3 .
Pet.
MEPA
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
pean
noun, paean.
pear
noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
MNAS
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.
Pecs
noun, a city in SW Hungary.
mite
noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
Mita
noun, a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
Pen.
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
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.
per.
Pest
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
mise
noun, a settlement or agreement.
Perm
noun, permanent (def 4).
mis-
Miro
noun, Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
mire
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
Mira
noun, Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
MIPS
Pers
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.
peso
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
Merc
noun, a mercenary soldier.
PIMS
plural, personal information manager.
pats
noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
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.
Man.
poms
noun, pommy.
Mair
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
Main
noun, a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
pons
noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
maes
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
macs
noun, fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
maco
noun, an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
porn
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
Mani
noun, Manes.
Mace
noun, a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
Mac-
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.
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.
pos.
pose
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
pot.
itis
pram
noun, perambulator.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
prao
noun, proa.
item
noun, a separate article or particular:
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.
Mano
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
pina
noun, pineapple.
Pire
noun, Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
ment
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.
men-
Meir
noun, Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
meat
noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
meas
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.
mear
noun, mere3 .
mean
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
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.
MCPO
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
Mar.
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
Pisa
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
MatE
noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
pise
noun, rammed earth.
pita
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
Mart
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
MARS
noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
pnea
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.
Mari
noun, a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Mare
noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
MARC
noun, the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
pct.
moan
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
prat
noun, the buttocks.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
omit
verb (used with object), to leave out; fail to include or mention:
nipa
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Omri
noun, a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
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.
Ont.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
OPEC
noun, an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
open
noun, an open or clear space.
OPer
NIRA
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.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
opes
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
opia
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
neo-
Nemo
noun, remote (def 10).
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
neap
noun, neap tide.
opts
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
NCTE
Omer
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
omen
noun, anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Nome
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
Norm
noun, a standard, model, or pattern.
Noma
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
nom.
nos-
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.
not-
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Omar
noun, a male given name.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
NTIA
OAPC
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Oct.
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):
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.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
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.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
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.
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.
Mora
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
Mrs.
plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
mRNA
par.
Pare
noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
mots
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
mote
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
most
noun, the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
pars
noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
Mort
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
morn
noun, morning.
more
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
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.
MSCE
Past
noun, the time gone by:
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.
pat.
Pate
noun, the crown or top of the head.
Mons
noun, an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
Mona
noun, a female given name.
Mon.
moit
noun, a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
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.
moat
noun, a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
MSAE
MSCP
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Orem
noun, a city in N Utah.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nape
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Naos
noun, a temple.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
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.
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
msec
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
PACE
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
pacs
noun, pack1 (def 1).
PACT
noun, an agreement, covenant, or compact:
Pain
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
MSPE
pair
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
pam.
MSIE
pams
noun, the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
Pan.
pane
noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
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.
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.
PSAT
Ptas
plural, peseta.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
INRI
RCMP
RAMP
noun, a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Inca
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
Ire.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
Inc.
Iris
noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
Irma
noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
inae
rapt
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
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 = .
impi
noun, (in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
ins.
rasp
noun, an act of rasping.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
eso-
proa
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
ESOP
noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
rami
noun, plural of ramus.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
esp.
int.
Imp.
IMCO
prin
pts.
est.
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.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Iasi
noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
psia
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
Isai
noun, Jesse.
prec
ream
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
etc.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Ice.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
imps
noun, a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
pre-
Rani
noun, ranee.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
prs.
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
iso-
reap
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Isin
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
psec
ICAO
pro-
etic
adjective, pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
Rape
noun, unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
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.
EIS
io-
APC
OPM
ne-
APS
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ETS
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
OPS
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
API
abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
ETR
NEC
EMR
TIA
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
ics
NEA
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
aor
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
TES
noun, ti1 .
Tim
noun, a male given name, form of Timothy.
ite
eir
TAM
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
PTO
PAC
noun, pack1 (def 1).
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
ase
MTS
ASI
MTP
ECM
MTO
ASM
mtn
MTI
Ps.
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.
Mt.
MST
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
TAE
preposition, to.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
ECA
MSN
ASR
ast
ec-
MSI
pt.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
Ia.
OSP
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
RIM
noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
TEC
noun, detective.
IAS
ose
EMS
noun, the letter M, m.
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.
TCS
TCA
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
NCO
prn
ot-
OTA
ote
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
OTS
Pa.
pc.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
ARP
noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
ARS
pm.
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
Pr.
NAM
noun, Vietnam.
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
Esc
NSA
NSC
RCT
Oc.
ae.
AEC
op.
OSA
OTC
OAP
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
OAS
RCN
AIC
AIM
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
NOC
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
NMR
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
NMI
NRC
ACS
tra
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
TSP
TSI
TSE
trp
REC
noun, recreation.
Am.
ap-
ac-
an.
Ar.
NOP
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
NRA
EPT
ERP
EPS
Tro
ERS
noun, ervil.
ACP
ERT
ESA
REA
NPR
Npt
nr.
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
tr.
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
ANC
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.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONI
ONR
Tom
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
ons
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.
OPA
AMS
TMO
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Rap
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
NIA
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:
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
NES
ETO
en-
EMT
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.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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.
Tpr
EPA
TPN
TPM
TPI
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
RCA
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.
OCR
OCS
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
AMC
AME
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
OEM
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
oic
OIr
Ep.
OIt
AMI
noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
Om.
oma
plural, a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
ESR
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
ier
STP
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
MEC
noun, a pimp; mack.
MEP
Meo
noun, Miao (def 1).
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
CIA
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
IOC
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 = .
CIE
CIM
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
ior
pim
plural, personal information manager.
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.
PIO
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
SAP
noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
CIP
MEA
noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
pir
noun, a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
MCR
IOT
MCP
IPA
pis
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
IPM
SMA
ine
SIC
adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
rt.
in.
RPM
RPO
SOP
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
ina
noun, a female given name.
MIE
PIA
noun, a female given name.
MSE
RSA
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
CEA
RSE
rte
SAE
RTS
PIC
noun, a movie.
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
MI6
noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
CEO
MI5
noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
cep
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
mi.
So.
Sp.
SRO
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:
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
MCI
Mat
noun, a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
POR
CPM
SEI
noun, sei whale.
ise
CPI
COP
noun, a police officer.
CPA
ism
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
ISR
ist
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.
se-
MAE
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
MSC
MS.
plural, manuscript.
Mo.
MIA
plural, missing in action.
Me.
Mc-
PRA
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
SCP
COS
noun, romaine.
PRC
SCM
ITA
CPO
CPR
CMA
POC
SAR
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
IPO
mas
noun, mother1 .
CNM
CNO
CNS
ipr
IPS
PMT
Ir.
POA
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
CPS
IRC
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
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:
Mao
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.
IRO
POM
noun, pommy.
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
sc.
ISA
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
CRP
Rs.
PSA
MOR
ct.
CAI
MOT
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
Re.
MOS
noun, moment (def 1).
ROA
RCS
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
PAS
noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
CAM
noun, Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
RCP
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
RNA
Sta
St.
RAM
noun, a male sheep.
SPA
noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
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.
Sr.
spt
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROI
MOI
cs.
cr.
Moe
noun, a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
MRE
at.
RPS
ITC
ATC
RMS
plural, ream.
MSA
RMA
MRP
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
MRI
rm.
plural, ream.
MRA
cp.
STM
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MPE
MPA
ATP
RMC
STI
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
ca.
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
Co.
SPR
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
CRT
MNA
CSA
MIP
CSO
MIR
noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
CSR
CST
CAR
noun, an automobile.
PTA
plural, peseta.
MNE
PSC
PST
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
MOC
noun, moccasin.
MIT
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
CTA
cte
ROP
PSE
ctn
plural, carton.
eo-
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
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.
ean
CRS
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
MNS
EOM
pea
noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
PCI
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
EAM
PCS
ea.
PCM
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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.
TM
RP
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.
RN
MA
noun, mother1 .
t.
RI
M.
T1
MP
AO
TN
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.
S.
OE
noun, oy2 .
SA
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
R.
TE
noun, ti1 .
TC
IP
NP
NM
NI
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
RC
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.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
EI
CE
OA
CM
N.
NA
adverb, no1 .
O.
NC
SM
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
SN
i.
RO
MN
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
ic
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
TP
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