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Word inapprehension has
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- Epiphanies
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a Christian festival, observed on January 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi; Twelfth-day.
- parisienne
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noun,
a girl or woman who is a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
- prehension
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noun,
the act of seizing or grasping.
- sapphirine
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adjective,
consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, especially in color.
- earphones
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noun,
a sound receiver that fits in or over the ear, as of a radio or telephone.
- Hesperian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of a western land.
- peperonis
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noun,
pepperoni.
- pensioner
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noun,
a person who receives or lives on a pension.
- piperines
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noun,
a white, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 19 NO 3 , obtained from pepper and other piperaceous plants and also prepared synthetically: used as an insecticide.
- Apennines
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noun,
a mountain range in Italy, extending across the length of the entire peninsula from NW to SW. Highest peak, Monte Corno, 9585 feet (2922 meters).
- Nipponese
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noun,
Japanese.
- hornpipes
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noun,
an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.
- ripienos
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- Pharisee
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noun,
a member of a Jewish sect that flourished during the 1st century b.c. and 1st century a.d. and that differed from the Sadducees chiefly in its strict observance of religious ceremonies and practices, adherence to oral laws and traditions, and belief in an afterlife and the coming of a Messiah.
- hornpipe
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noun,
an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.
- Sapphire
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noun,
any gem variety of corundum other than the ruby, especially one of the blue varieties.
- earphone
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noun,
a sound receiver that fits in or over the ear, as of a radio or telephone.
- peperoni
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noun,
pepperoni.
- heparins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- Personae
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noun,
a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- anserine
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adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- ninepins
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) tenpins played without the head pin.
- hairpins
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noun,
a slender U -shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress.
- sphaero-
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- piperine
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noun,
a white, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 19 NO 3 , obtained from pepper and other piperaceous plants and also prepared synthetically: used as an insecticide.
- enshrine
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a shrine:
- poperies
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noun,
the Roman Catholic Church, especially its doctrines, ceremonies, and system of government.
- Ephesian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Ephesus.
- Piranesi
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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.
- epiphora
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noun,
Pathology. an overflow of tears due to excessive secretion of the lacrimal glands or obstruction of the lacrimal ducts.
- epispore
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noun,
the principal outer covering of a spore.
- pioneers
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- phone-in
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noun, adjective,
call-in.
- pineries
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noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- propanes
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- propenes
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noun,
propylene (def 2).
- propense
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adjective,
having a tendency toward; prone; inclined.
- prophase
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noun,
Cell Biology. the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- propines
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noun,
a present; gift.
- sinapine
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noun,
an alkaloid, C 16 H 25 NO 5 , found in the seeds of the black mustard.
- Hennepin
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noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1640?–1701? Belgian Roman Catholic missionary and explorer in America.
- inhesion
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noun,
the state or fact of inhering; inherence.
- inshrine
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verb (used with object),
enshrine.
- nephrons
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noun,
the filtering and excretory unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and tubules.
- Rhiannon
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noun,
the wife of Pwyll who, accused of having eaten her son, was forced as a penance to carry people on her back until vindicated by her son's return.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- isoprene
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- insphere
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verb (used with object),
ensphere.
- hispano-
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- panniers
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- snap-on
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adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- nappies
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noun,
liquor, especially ale.
- pinenes
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noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- snapper
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noun,
any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
- nappers
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noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- shopper
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noun,
a person who shops.
- pinions
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noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- nannies
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noun,
a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household.
- Sephora
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noun,
Zipporah.
- senhora
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noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- hairpin
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noun,
a slender U -shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress.
- Pannini
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noun,
Giovanni (Paolo) [jaw-vahn-nee pah-aw-law] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˈpɑ ɔ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1692?–1765, Italian painter.
- phreno-
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- phrenia
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- pinesap
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noun,
either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pinners
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noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- nephron
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noun,
the filtering and excretory unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and tubules.
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- ninnies
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noun,
a fool or simpleton.
- ensnare
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verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- Shapiro
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noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- nippers
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noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- pannose
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adjective,
having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- isoneph
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- nephro-
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- sharpen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sharp or sharper.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- Shannon
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noun,
Claude Elwood [el-woo d] /ˈɛlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, U.S. applied mathematician: early developer of information theory.
- parsnip
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noun,
a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- sharpie
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noun,
sharper.
- phonies
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noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- peahens
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noun,
the female peafowl.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- hoarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- hinnies
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noun,
the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
Compare mule1 (defs 1, 2).
- pepinos
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- Hippias
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noun,
flourished 6th century b.c, tyrant of Athens (brother of Hipparchus, son of Pisistratus).
- Iphinoe
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noun,
a daughter of Antia and Proetus who was inflicted with madness for her irreverence toward the gods.
Compare Iphianassa (def 2).
- inspire
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- peonies
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- perhaps
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adverb,
maybe; possibly:
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- pension
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noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- pennons
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noun,
a distinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight.
- Peneios
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- inphase
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adjective,
having the same phase.
- inshore
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adverb,
toward the shore:
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- henries
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noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- happens
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verb (used without object),
to take place; come to pass; occur:
- Phineas
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “serpent's mouth or oracle.”.
- Harpies
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- inheres
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verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- saponin
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noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- shipper
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noun,
a person who ships goods or makes shipments.
- orphans
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- heroins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- heparin
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- shippon
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noun,
a cow barn or cattle shed.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- hernias
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noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- hernio-
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- heroine
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noun,
a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- ninepin
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) tenpins played without the head pin.
- spinner
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noun,
a person or thing that spins.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- rappini
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noun,
rapini.
- prepose
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verb (used with object),
to place (a grammatical form) before a related grammatical form: .
- sphero-
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- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- spanner
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noun,
a person or thing that spans.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- aspirin
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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.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- rappees
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noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- propane
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- propene
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noun,
propylene (def 2).
- propine
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noun,
a present; gift.
- rennins
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noun,
a coagulating enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of the calf, forming the active principle of rennet and able to curdle milk.
- airship
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noun,
a self-propelled, lighter-than-air aircraft with means of controlling the direction of flight; dirigible.
- arseno-
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- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- reshape
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verb (used with object),
to shape again or into different form.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- Apophis
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noun,
a demon serpent of darkness whom Ra, as sun god, destroys every morning at dawn.
- spheno-
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- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- apprise
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verb (used with object),
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of):
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Shrine
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noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- Paphos
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Cyprus.
- appose
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verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- shoran
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noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- inhere
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verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- aniso-
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- renins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Hoenir
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noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- pepino
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- Rennes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Rennie
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noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- rennin
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noun,
a coagulating enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of the calf, forming the active principle of rennet and able to curdle milk.
- pannes
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noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- pepsin
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noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Panini
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noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- hieron
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hiero-
-
- Parish
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noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- hippie
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noun,
a person, especially of the late 1960s, who rejected established institutions and values and sought spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness, often expressed externally in the wearing of casual, folksy clothing and of beads, headbands, used garments, etc.
- peasen
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noun,
a plural of pease.
- sphere
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noun,
Geometry.
a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 .
the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- rappen
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- honans
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- pennon
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noun,
a distinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight.
- pennis
-
- Pennie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Penelope.
- hoarse
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adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- Hopper
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noun,
a person or thing that hops.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Sappho
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noun,
c620–c565 b.c, Greek poet, born in Lesbos.
- Hornie
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noun,
Satan.
- rappee
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noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- hippos
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noun,
hippopotamus.
- hippo-
-
- peahen
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noun,
the female peafowl.
- sapro-
-
- Hosein
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noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- hosier
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noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- parpen
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noun,
perpend1 .
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- Nepean
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noun,
a former city in SE Ontario, Canada, now part of Ottawa.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- reship
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verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- nappes
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noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- nosher
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noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- nasion
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- Neenah
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noun,
a city in E Wisconsin.
- nephr-
-
- seraph
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noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- Rhines
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noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhino-
-
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- Nippon
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noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- Sharpe
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noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- rhinos
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noun,
a rhinoceros.
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- shapen
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adjective,
having a designated shape (usually used in combination):
- Shaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- ninons
-
noun,
a sturdy chiffon or voile constructed in either plain or novelty weaves and generally used in the manufacture of women's garments, curtains, and drapery.
- aeron.
-
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- inspan
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verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- shoppe
-
noun,
shop (used chiefly for quaint effect).
- herpes
-
noun,
any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes.
Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- airish
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adjective,
given to putting on airs.
- Sarnen
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- orphan
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- ahorse
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adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- 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.
- spiro-
-
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Sherpa
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- 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.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- Nansen
-
noun,
Fridtjof [frit-yof] /ˈfrɪt yɒf/ (Show IPA), 1861–1930, Norwegian arctic explorer, zoologist, and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1922.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- sipper
-
noun,
a person who sips.
- Epiph.
-
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- happen
-
verb (used without object),
to take place; come to pass; occur:
- ephors
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- Pherae
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Sippar
-
noun,
an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- pheno-
-
- phasor
-
noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- phones
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- arsen-
-
- Heinie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pinion
-
noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- pinene
-
noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- pinons
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- pipers
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- phren.
-
- phrase
-
noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- 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):
- Hansen
-
noun,
Peter Andreas [pee-tuh r ahn-dree-ahs] /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.
- Hanson
-
noun,
Duane, 1925–1996, U.S. artist and sculptor.
- phanos
-
noun,
fanon.
- pinnas
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- hennin
-
noun,
a conical or heart-shaped hat, sometimes extremely high, with a flowing veil or piece of starched linen about the crown, worn by women in the 15th century.
- sapper
-
noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Henson
-
noun,
Jim (James Maury Henson) 1936–90, U.S. puppeteer: creator of the Muppets.
- sphene
-
noun,
a mineral, calcium titanium silicate, CaTiSiO 5 , occurring as an accessory mineral in a variety of crystalline rocks, usually in small wedge-shaped crystals.
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- 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.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hennas
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Popish
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Roman Catholic Church.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- siphon
-
noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- rhoea
-
- 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.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- prae-
-
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- OPers
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- 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.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- 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.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- 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.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- resp.
-
- sero-
-
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- rhin-
-
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- nona-
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pres.
-
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- 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.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- prep.
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- 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.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- 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):
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- 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.
- pron.
-
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- pene-
-
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peeps
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- phane
-
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- 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.
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Phene
-
noun,
any characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Penn.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- 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).
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- 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).
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- 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.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- peri-
-
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- 30-30
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- 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.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- prop.
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- 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.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pari-
-
- pros.
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- phon.
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- phore
-
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reni-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- phons
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Ninon
-
noun,
a sturdy chiffon or voile constructed in either plain or novelty weaves and generally used in the manufacture of women's garments, curtains, and drapery.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- hosp.
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- 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.
- 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.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- span-
-
- 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.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Hoppe
-
noun,
Willie (William Frederick) 1887–1959, U.S. billiards player.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- 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.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- areo-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- insp.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- insep
-
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- 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.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Epis.
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Hanno
-
noun,
Carthaginian statesman, fl. 3rd century b.c.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- 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.
- Ephes
-
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Honan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Sino-
-
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hipp-
-
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- hier-
-
- herp.
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- herns
-
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- 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.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- henna
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Iran.
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- anis-
-
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nano-
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- anon.
-
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- sheep
-
noun,
any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- naso-
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- 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.
- Nihon
-
noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- 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.
- spor-
-
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- nears
-
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aero-
-
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- Nenni
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1980, Italian socialist leader and author.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- 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.
- Eph.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- app.
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- 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.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- ARIS
-
- pnea
-
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- psia
-
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- aer-
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- apo-
-
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- 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.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pop-
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- Sra.
-
- Apr.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- 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.
- spp.
-
- RONA
-
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- 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).
- 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.
- RNAS
-
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- epi-
-
- pipi
-
noun,
an edible bivalve of eastern Australia, Plebidonax deltoides.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- prs.
-
- 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.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- aph-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- ANSI
-
- pro-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- pre-
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Ens.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Aire
-
- 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):
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rep.
-
- AISI
-
- 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.
- pos.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Soni
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- 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.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- opp.
-
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- OPer
-
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- iso-
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- inae
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- 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 = .
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- 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.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Nah.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- 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):
- Neh.
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- non-
-
- neo-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Neph
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- 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.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- sepn
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Nor.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- par.
-
- ins.
-
- shr.
-
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- Phar
-
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Pers
-
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- HEAO
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- eso-
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- phr.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- perh
-
- RIIA
-
- Hos.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- peep
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- 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.
- HRIP
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hor.
-
- 1080
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- 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.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Pen.
-
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- 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).
- SHA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- shp
-
- SAR
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- RPO
-
- SPR
-
- Sr.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- sho
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SRO
-
- ROI
-
- RNA
-
- RSA
-
- ROA
-
- Rs.
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- So.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- 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.
- RSE
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- Sp.
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ROP
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- hrs
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- IHS
-
- IHP
-
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- HRE
-
- INH
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ise
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ISR
-
- ish
-
- ISA
-
- 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 = .
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- iph
-
- IPA
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- hr.
-
- NHA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASI
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- APS
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- aor
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ap-
-
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ESR
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EOE
-
- ASR
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- Ehr
-
- EEO
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- NES
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- NHI
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PHA
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- NHS
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- pee
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noun,
the letter p.
- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pho
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noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PAP
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noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
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- pp.
-
- RPS
-
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- PPS
-
- Phi
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noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PHS
-
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- prp
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- ppr
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- PSA
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- PPI
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- pph
-
- PPE
-
- PPA
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noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- PSE
-
- POR
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- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- pis
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIP
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noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PIO
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- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pie
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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:
- Pa.
-
- rah
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NOP
-
- OSP
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- Ree
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noun,
reeve3 .
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- rhe
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Noh
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noun,
Nō.
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- rho
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- NNP
-
- NNE
-
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIH
-
- NIA
-
- OAP
-
- REA
-
- PRA
-
- ons
-
- ose
-
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPS
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OAS
-
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- OIr
-
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RN
-
- AO
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- RI
-
- RO
-
- R.
-
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- RH
-
- HP
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- i.
-
- NH
-
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- NI
-
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- IP
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ee
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SN
-
- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- PH
-
- SA
-
- S.
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- RP
-
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- NP
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