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proteinase
noun, any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
prestation
noun, a payment in money or in services.
respectant
adjective, aspectant.
intercepts
noun, an interception.
orientates
verb (used with or without object), orient (defs 4–12).
introspect
verb (used with object), to look into or examine (one's own mind, feelings, etc.).
interspace
noun, a space between things.
constipate
verb (used with object), to cause constipation in; make costive.
top-secret
adjective, bearing the classification top-secret, the highest level of classified information.
centiares
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
intersect
verb (used with object), to cut or divide by passing through or across:
aperients
noun, a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
apocenter
noun, the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
stationer
noun, a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
neoterics
noun, a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
croisette
noun, crossette.
carnotite
noun, a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
Esperanto
noun, an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, and intended for international use. It is based on word roots common to the major European languages.
recaption
noun, the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
carotenes
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
reception
noun, the act of receiving or the state of being received.
tres-tine
noun, royal antler.
secretion
noun, (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
tenorites
noun, a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
pectinate
adjective, formed into or having closely parallel, toothlike projections; comblike.
inspector
noun, a person who inspects.
operatics
noun, Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb) the technique or method of producing or staging operas. exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
sea-otter
noun, a marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of the shores of the northern Pacific, with a very valuable fur: now greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
Peronista
noun, Peronist.
interacts
verb (used without object), to act one upon another.
caponette
noun, a capon produced by the administration of a synthetic sex hormone.
interpose
verb (used with object), to place between; cause to intervene:
nectaries
noun, Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
atropines
noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
intercept
noun, an interception.
pistareen
noun, peseta (def 2).
point-set
adjective, (of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
cornetist
noun, a musician who plays the cornet.
patentors
noun, a person or official agency that grants patents.
pectinose
noun, arabinose.
esoterica
plural noun, things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
Pentecost
noun, a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday.
catteries
noun, a place where cats are kept and bred.
entropies
noun, Thermodynamics. (on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy. (in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
reinstate
verb (used with object), to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state:
pinsetter
noun, a mechanical apparatus in a bowling alley that places all of the pins into position at one time and removes pins that have been knocked down.
procaines
noun, a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
operettas
noun, a short opera, usually of a light and amusing character.
isentrope
noun, a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
poetaster
noun, an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.
iterances
noun, iteration.
prentices
noun, a male given name.
creatines
noun, an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
personate
adjective, Botany. (of a bilabiate corolla) masklike. having the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
crepitate
verb (used without object), to make a crackling sound; crackle.
creations
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
pittances
noun, a small amount or share.
entrepots
noun, a warehouse.
patiences
noun, the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
Spectator
noun, a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
resection
noun, Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
sparteine
noun, a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
proscenia
noun, Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
portances
noun, bearing; behavior.
patencies
noun, the state of being patent.
Potteries
noun, the, a district in central England famous for the manufacture of pottery and china. The towns comprising this district were combined in 1910 to form Stoke-on-Trent.
triptanes
noun, a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
prescient
adjective, having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight:
potencies
noun, the state or quality of being potent.
tractions
noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
taconites
noun, a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
orientate
verb (used with or without object), orient (defs 4–12).
Patterson
noun, Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
certosina
noun, a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
cast-iron
noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
one-acter
noun, a short play consisting of one act.
stenopeic
noun, a device, as of wood, metal, or cardboard, with a narrow horizontal slit, worn over the eyes for protection against bright sunlight.
Teresian
noun, a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
Teresina
noun, a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
Prescott
noun, Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
Patience
noun, the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
sarcenet
noun, a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
saponite
noun, a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
tipcarts
noun, a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
Creation
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
creatine
noun, an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
reaction
noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
picrates
noun, a salt or ester of picric acid.
open-air
noun, the outdoors.
noisette
noun, a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
potences
noun, potency.
ricottas
noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
Paterson
noun, a city in NE New Jersey.
patentor
noun, a person or official agency that grants patents.
Increase
noun, growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
increate
adjective, not created; uncreated.
practise
noun, habitual or customary performance; operation:
nitrates
noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
tetanies
noun, a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
atropine
noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
tertians
noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
contrite
adjective, caused by or showing sincere remorse.
conspire
verb (used with object), to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
contrate
adjective, (of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
naperies
noun, table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
carotins
noun, carotene.
straiten
verb (used with object), to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
strepto-
Oresteia
noun, a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
tea-rose
noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
cineaste
noun, any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
oscitant
adjective, yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
strontia
noun, Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
patterns
noun, a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
Taconite
noun, a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
resinate
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
cisterna
noun, cistern (def 2).
resonate
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
tactions
noun, touch; contact.
precents
verb (used with object), to lead as a precentor in singing.
pioneers
noun, a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
iterates
verb (used with object), to utter again or repeatedly.
iterance
noun, iteration.
reticent
adjective, disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
centrist
noun, (especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
centares
noun, centiare.
isoprene
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.
centiare
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
carotene
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
citrates
noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
contrast
noun, the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
pittance
noun, a small amount or share.
canister
noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
teosinte
noun, a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
canopies
noun, a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
canotier
noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
tentoria
noun, Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
patients
noun, a person who is under medical care or treatment.
cantoris
adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
neoteric
noun, a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
cantrips
noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
ten-spot
noun, a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
interact
verb (used without object), to act one upon another.
sternite
noun, a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
pinaster
noun, a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
repaints
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
tenorite
noun, a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
tenorist
noun, a person who sings tenor.
interest
noun, the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
Capriote
noun, a native or inhabitant of Capri.
capstone
noun, a finishing stone of a structure.
piscator
noun, fisherman.
stonecat
noun, a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
pectates
noun, a salt or ester of pectic acid.
intreats
verb (used with or without object), entreat.
citterns
noun, an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
scenario
noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
11-point
esoteric
adjective, understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
pretties
noun, Usually, pretties. pretty ornaments, clothes, etc.
prostate
noun, prostate gland.
operates
verb (used with object), to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
spectate
verb (used without object), to participate as a spectator, as at a horse race.
pontiacs
noun, c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
apocrine
adjective, of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
triptane
noun, a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
spectro-
erection
noun, the act of erecting.
Peronist
noun, a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
aperient
noun, a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
operants
noun, a person or thing that operates.
painters
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
pronates
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
tritones
noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
aconites
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
crosette
noun, crossette.
entreats
verb (used with object), to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
Peterson
noun, Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
Personae
noun, a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
Poincare
noun, Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
portance
noun, bearing; behavior.
treaties
noun, a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
protects
verb (used with object), to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
secretin
noun, a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
ectopias
noun, the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
pantries
noun, a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
pianette
noun, a small upright piano.
seicento
noun, the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
trecento
noun, the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.
treatise
noun, a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
ancestor
noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
operatic
noun, Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb) the technique or method of producing or staging operas. exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
Protista
noun, a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
Pointers
noun, a person or thing that points.
transept
noun, any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
anisette
noun, a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
transect
verb (used with object), to cut across; dissect transversely.
pertains
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
operetta
noun, a short opera, usually of a light and amusing character.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
traction
noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
acetones
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
protease
noun, any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
entrepot
noun, a warehouse.
crispate
adjective, (of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
picotees
noun, a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
procaine
noun, a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
serotine
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
tonetics
noun, the phonetic study of tone in language.
portents
noun, an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
scienter
noun, a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
percents
noun, Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
sericate
adjective, sericeous; silky.
tropines
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
Epicaste
noun, Jocasta.
notecase
noun, billfold.
cristate
adjective, having a crest; crested.
notaries
noun, notary public.
arenites
noun, psammite.
ratteens
noun, ratiné.
one-step
noun, a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
arsenite
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
poetries
noun, the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
coaster
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
encores
noun, a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
cistron
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
centri-
patriot
noun, a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
citrate
noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
sincere
adjective, free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
sapient
adjective, having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
panties
noun, underpants or undershorts for women and children.
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
citrons
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
cittern
noun, an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
centro-
seriate
adjective, arranged or occurring in one or more series.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
centres
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
coarsen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
porcine
adjective, of or relating to swine.
epinaos
noun, a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
intreat
verb (used with or without object), entreat.
prances
noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
tanrecs
noun, tenrec.
Epstein
noun, Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
Pioneer
noun, a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
Ericson
noun, Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
roseate
adjective, tinged with rose; rosy:
entries
noun, an act of entering; entrance.
cetanes
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
coatees
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
entopic
adjective, being or occurring in the usual place.
cerato-
Roscian
adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
entraps
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
pattern
noun, a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
precast
adjective, (of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
patties
noun, any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
entreat
verb (used with object), to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
Rosetta
noun, a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
Rosette
noun, any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
certain
Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
cerates
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
precent
verb (used with object), to lead as a precentor in singing.
riposte
noun, a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
strati-
Serpent
noun, a snake.
enteric
noun, enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
taction
noun, touch; contact.
cistern
noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
orpines
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
septate
adjective, divided by a septum or septa.
strato-
rotates
adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
entero-
striate
adjective, striated.
paniers
noun, pannier.
Painter
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
entices
verb (used with object), to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
entires
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
pattens
noun, any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
patters
noun, a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
crenate
adjective, having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
erotics
noun, an erotic poem.
cronies
noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
Crispen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become crisp.
Scottie
noun, Scottish terrier.
patents
noun, the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
poetics
noun, literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
potties
noun, a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
Statice
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
station
noun, a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
inscape
noun, the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
costate
adjective, Anatomy. having ribs.
stearic
adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
cornets
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
spicate
adjective, having spikes, as a plant.
partons
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
corneas
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
Insecta
noun, the class comprising the insects.
stearo-
Costain
noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
incepts
verb (used with object), to take in; ingest.
Spencer
noun, a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
spotter
noun, a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
pastern
noun, the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
scepter
noun, a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
sceptre
noun, a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
creates
adjective, Archaic. created.
postern
noun, a back door or gate.
crepons
noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
scatter
noun, the act of scattering.
poteens
noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
etesian
adjective, (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
potence
noun, potency.
portent
noun, an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
cretins
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
cranio-
satinet
noun, a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
spirant
noun, fricative (def 2).
cotters
noun, a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
crinose
adjective, hairy.
estrone
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
steato-
section
noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
conster
verb (used with or without object), construe.
earnest
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
contra-
contest
noun, a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
parotic
adjective, situated about or near the ear.
constr.
pointer
noun, a person or thing that points.
parison
noun, a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
Esparto
noun, any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
Eastern
adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
spatter
noun, the act or the sound of spattering:
spitter
noun, a person or thing that spits.
sterno-
pointes
noun, the tip of the toe.
seaport
noun, a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
ecartes
noun, a card game for two players.
patines
noun, patina.
Sno-Cat
coesite
noun, a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
Script.
screeno
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
Steiner
noun, Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
spectra
noun, a plural of spectrum.
copters
noun, helicopter.
inspect
verb (used with object), to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
partite
noun, an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
estreat
noun, a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
spectre
noun, specter.
Stentor
noun, (in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
copiers
noun, a person or thing that copies; copyist.
instate
verb (used with object), to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
scrapie
noun, a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
specter
noun, a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
step-in
noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
step-on
adjective, made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
Steptoe
noun, an isolated hill or mountain surrounded by lava.
patient
noun, a person who is under medical care or treatment.
stereo-
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
parties
noun, a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
coterie
noun, a group of people who associate closely.
ectopia
noun, the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
precise
adjective, definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
arpents
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
pentose
noun, a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
picrate
noun, a salt or ester of picric acid.
rattons
noun, a rat.
peonies
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.
artiste
noun, an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
toaster
noun, an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
ratteen
noun, ratiné.
ratites
noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
arseno-
toecaps
noun, a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
notates
verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
aseptic
noun, a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
tonetic
noun, the phonetic study of tone in language.
aristo-
percent
noun, Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
notices
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
picotee
noun, a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
pereion
noun, (in a crustacean) the thorax.
arenose
adjective, sandy; gritty.
arenite
noun, psammite.
Preston
noun, a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
tipster
noun, a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
rapines
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
Nicetas
noun, Saint Ignatius (def 2).
Ternate
noun, an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
pierces
noun, Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
attorns
verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
present
noun, the present time.
recites
verb (used with object), to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
tertian
noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
attires
noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
recepts
noun, an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
tetanic
adjective, Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
atopies
noun, an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
atonics
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
tipcats
noun, a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
Penates
plural noun, gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
nitrate
noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
atiptoe
adverb, adjective, standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
tierces
noun, an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
receipt
noun, a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
astrict
verb (used with object), to bind fast; constrain.
Peneios
noun, Modern Greek name of Salambria.
tin-pot
adjective, inferior; paltry; shoddy.
tinters
noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
recants
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
noetics
noun, the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
pretest
noun, an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
picaros
noun, a rogue or vagabond.
Cairene
noun, a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
aconite
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
Trieste
noun, a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
Petrine
adjective, of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
prostie
noun, a prostitute.
prosect
verb (used with object), to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
operate
verb (used with object), to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
actino-
prosaic
adjective, commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
trisect
verb (used with object), to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
Tristan
noun, a male given name, form of Tristram.
operant
noun, a person or thing that operates.
tritone
noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
tritons
noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
trienes
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
acetone
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
acetoin
noun, a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
acetins
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
pronate
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
acerose
adjective, needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
princes
noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
petites
noun, a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
openers
noun, a person or thing that opens.
tropine
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
petitor
noun, a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
protean
adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
octants
noun, the eighth part of a circle.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
Transit
noun, the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
apricot
noun, the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
opiates
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
piaster
noun, a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
Persian
noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
persona
noun, a person.
aperies
noun, apish behavior; mimicry.
pertain
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
trainee
noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
traipse
noun, a tiring walk.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
antero-
transp.
tricots
noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
pterion
noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
protist
noun, any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
protest
noun, an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
treetop
noun, the top or uppermost branches of a tree.
protein
noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
ocreate
adjective, having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
trepans
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
protect
verb (used with object), to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
triceps
noun, a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
octanes
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
tercets
noun, Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
tipcart
noun, a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
Pontiac
noun, c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
caprine
adjective, of or relating to goats.
caption
noun, a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
tartine
noun, a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
Oriente
noun, a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
tarpons
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
respect
noun, a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
pectens
noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a comblike part or process. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
repents
adjective, creeping.
capotes
noun, a long cloak with a hood.
necrose
verb (used with or without object), to affect or be affected with necrosis.
cations
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
respite
noun, a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
catnips
noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
restate
verb (used with object), to state again or in a new way.
repeats
noun, the act of repeating.
careens
noun, a careening.
capette
noun, caponette.
carnose
adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
reposit
verb (used with object), to put back; replace.
teapots
noun, a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
carpets
noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
re-pose
verb (used with or without object), to pose again.
carotin
noun, carotene.
reptant
adjective, repent2 .
carnies
noun, a person employed by a carnival.
tenaces
noun, a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
carnets
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
natters
noun, a conversation; chat.
pincers
noun, a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
pectase
noun, an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
narcose
adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
repines
verb (used without object), to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
pectate
noun, a salt or ester of pectic acid.
nectars
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
Teniers
noun, David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
pectose
noun, protopectin.
Pearson
noun, Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
iterate
verb (used with object), to utter again or repeatedly.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
iterant
adjective, characterized by repetition; repeating.
canters
noun, an easy gallop.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
pectins
noun, a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
cenotes
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
tenters
noun, a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
tapster
noun, a bartender.
cantrip
noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
orceins
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
catties
noun, (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
reopens
verb (used with or without object), to open again.
repaint
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
ricotta
noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
centare
noun, centiare.
tenrecs
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
seance
noun, a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
septi-
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
septet
noun, any group of seven persons or things.
reseat
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
narco-
prison
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
narcos
noun, narc.
oscine
noun, an oscine bird.
septic
adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
ptero-
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
nastic
adjective, of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
screen
noun, a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
opener
noun, a person or thing that opens.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
racist
noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
precis
noun, a concise summary.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
estate
noun, a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
pteron
noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
rotten
adjective, decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
repots
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
esprit
noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
paeons
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
rotate
adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
ptisan
noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
seater
noun, a person or thing that seats.
Prince
noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
orpine
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
octets
noun, a company of eight singers or musicians.
octant
noun, the eighth part of a circle.
nacres
noun, mother-of-pearl.
seiner
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
Ernest
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
Senate
noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
ponies
noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
Seneca
noun, a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
sector
noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
Pontic
noun, an artificial tooth in a bridge.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
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.
prosit
interjection, (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
ericas
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Priest
noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
escort
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
Napier
noun, neper.
resect
verb (used with object), to do a resection on.
escent
escarp
noun, Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
paints
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
erects
adjective, upright in position or posture:
escape
noun, an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
secant
noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
secern
verb (used with object), to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
secret
noun, something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
resent
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
ripens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
protei
noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
octane
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
rectos
prices
noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
noctis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
sarco-
Recent
noun, Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
nitres
noun, niter.
nitro-
recast
noun, a recasting.
recaps
noun, a recapped tire.
nocti-
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
incest
noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
incept
verb (used with object), to take in; ingest.
incase
verb (used with object), encase.
Noetic
adjective, of or relating to the mind.
Potter
noun, a person who makes pottery.
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
necro-
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
recept
noun, an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
reopen
verb (used with or without object), to open again.
potent
noun, a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
prance
noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
instr.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
instep
noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
Niepce
noun, Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
Nereis
noun, clamworm.
recons
noun, reconnaissance.
rentes
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
insect
noun, any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
intact
adjective, not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
praise
noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
recite
verb (used with object), to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
sapote
noun, Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
preset
noun, a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
sapro-
recipe
noun, a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
inter.
ottars
noun, attar (def 1).
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
rottes
noun, rote2 .
recti-
pacers
noun, a person or thing that paces.
Scoter
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Scotti
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
etapes
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
natter
noun, a conversation; chat.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
repose
noun, the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
ratite
noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
opines
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
Osetic
adjective, noun, Ossetic.
rapine
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
scrape
noun, an act or instance of scraping.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
prates
noun, act of prating.
sacro-
opiate
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
ranees
noun, the wife of a rajah.
notice
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
repeat
noun, the act of repeating.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
presto
noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
no-par
adjective, without par or face value:
scato-
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
poteen
noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
optics
noun, (used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
repast
noun, a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
iatro-
repent
adjective, creeping.
Portia
noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
poster
noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
preens
noun, a pin or brooch.
ratton
noun, a rat.
intra-
repine
verb (used without object), to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
intro.
notate
verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
intros
noun, an introduction.
Orense
noun, a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
pastor
noun, a minister or priest in charge of a church.
serape
noun, a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
Capone
noun, Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
tentie
adjective, tenty.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
tenter
noun, a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
capers
noun, a playful leap or skip.
tenrec
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
capons
noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
pectin
noun, a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
Capote
noun, a long cloak with a hood.
Capris
noun, Capri pants.
tenias
noun, taenia.
captor
noun, a person who has captured a person or thing.
pecten
noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a comblike part or process. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
tenets
noun, any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
careen
noun, a careening.
tenace
noun, a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
caners
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
terat-
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
tester
noun, a person or thing that tests.
Ateste
noun, ancient name of Este.
tierce
noun, an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
tetras
noun, any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
tetra-
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
atopic
adjective, of or relating to atopy.
teston
noun, a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
pieces
noun, a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
attire
noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
Peirce
noun, Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
attorn
verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
Pierce
noun, Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
ternes
noun, terne metal.
Teresa
noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
tercet
noun, Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
terces
noun, tierce (def 3).
Pietas
noun, the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
tinct.
tapirs
noun, any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
tarpon
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
catnip
noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
tarots
noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
pinots
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
Catton
noun, (Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
pintas
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
cenote
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
Pinter
noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
serein
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
censor
noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
peaces
noun, the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
centas
noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
Center
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
centi-
tapers
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
centos
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
tarso-
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
taters
noun, potato.
teaser
noun, a person or thing that teases.
pecans
noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
Carpet
noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
Pinero
noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
carpo-
carpos
noun, an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
teapot
noun, a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
cartop
adjective, of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
taster
noun, a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
pineta
noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
casein
noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
casern
noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
casino
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
Casper
noun, a city in central Wyoming.
peasen
noun, a plural of pease.
piecer
noun, a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
tincts
noun, tint; tinge; coloring.
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
trepan
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
triene
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
aeron.
Aerope
noun, the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
tricot
noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
trices
noun, a very short time; an instant:
Petros
noun, Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
pester
verb (used with object), to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
Trento
noun, Italian name of Trent.
petro-
treens
noun, treenware.
peseta
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
treats
noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
Pesaro
noun, a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
trapes
noun, a tiring walk.
aniso-
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
trans.
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
aceto-
T-stop
noun, a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
tropic
noun, Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
tropes
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
Petite
noun, a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Petras
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
acetin
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
Peters
noun, penis.
Petain
noun, Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
Triton
noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
triste
adjective, sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
actin-
actins
noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
tripos
noun, (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
tripes
noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
Petrie
noun, Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
astron
picro-
artist
noun, a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
ascent
noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
titres
noun, titer.
titers
noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
titans
noun, Classical Mythology. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus. Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
penta-
tiptoe
noun, the tip or end of a toe.
toecap
noun, a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
aspect
noun, appearance to the eye or mind; look:
tip-on
noun, tip1 (def 4).
tipcat
noun, a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
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):
Pictor
noun, the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
tinter
noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
astro-
Tocsin
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
topers
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
apices
noun, a plural of apex.
apiece
adverb, for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
person
noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
tortes
noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
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.
picaro
noun, a rogue or vagabond.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
pernio
noun, chilblain.
topees
noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
aretes
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
Peoria
noun, a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
picots
noun, one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
arpent
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
arsen-
centr-
censer
noun, a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
Centre
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
Spence
noun, a pantry.
cripes
interjection, (used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
spinet
noun, a small upright piano.
poetic
noun, poetics.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
Pascin
noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
crones
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
parton
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
Spener
noun, Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
spinto
adjective, having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
cteno-
partis
noun, the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
specie
noun, coined money; coin.
parson
noun, a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
Parsee
noun, an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
Sparti
noun, Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
parsec
noun, a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
pointe
noun, the tip of the toe.
spinor
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
cretin
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
Cotter
noun, a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
stacte
noun, one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
sproat
noun, a fishhook having a circular bend.
sprite
noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
pitons
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
sprint
noun, a short race at full speed.
sprent
adjective, sprinkled.
crapes
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
crease
noun, a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
create
adjective, Archaic. created.
paster
noun, a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
creeps
noun, Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
crepes
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
crepon
noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
spiro-
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.
easier
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
Easter
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
stance
noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
entice
verb (used with object), to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
Enesco
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
enrapt
adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
pantie
noun, panties.
Poncas
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
enter-
enters
Verb phrases, enter into, to participate in; engage in. to investigate; consider: to sympathize with; share in. to form a constituent part or ingredient of: to go into a particular state:
set-to
noun, a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
entire
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
setter
noun, a person or thing that sets.
entrap
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
panier
noun, pannier.
serine
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;
ponces
noun, a pimp.
epacts
noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
Serena
noun, a female given name.
encore
noun, a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
encase
verb (used with object), to enclose in or as in a case:
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
ecrase
adjective, (of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
paries
noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
soiree
noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
soaper
noun, soap opera.
Pareto
noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
ecarte
noun, a card game for two players.
points
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
Parent
noun, a father or a mother.
Ecorse
noun, a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
parens
plural noun, parentheses:
panto-
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
Sitter
noun, a person who sits.
sitten
verb, past participle of sit1 .
poiser
noun, a person or thing that poises.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
enacts
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
pantos
noun, pantomime (def 2).
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
cottas
noun, a surplice.
sprain
noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
patens
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
Strait
noun, Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
patri-
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
stoper
noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
Pisano
noun, Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
coapts
verb (used with object), to bring close together:
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
Street
noun, a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
coatee
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
Coates
noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
Coster
noun, costermonger.
patois
noun, a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
patios
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
patine
noun, patina.
conies
noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
Sterne
noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
patron
noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
Patten
noun, any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
contes
plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
cerias
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
pintos
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
tanist
noun, the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
taints
noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
cerat-
cerate
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Patton
noun, Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
cerise
adjective, noun, moderate to deep red.
strict
adjective, characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
pirate
noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
certes
adverb, certainly; in truth.
Cesena
noun, a city in E central Italy.
cetane
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
patter
noun, a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
stript
noun, a striptease.
stripe
noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
Strine
noun, Australian English.
steric
adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
coatis
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
contr.
paters
noun, British Informal. father.
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
patent
noun, the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
COSINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse. the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
stater
noun, any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
static
noun, Electricity. static or atmospheric electricity. interference due to such electricity.
Cortes
noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
corset
noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
corpse
noun, a dead body, usually of a human being.
stator
noun, Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine. Compare rotor (def 1).
copens
noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
Piston
noun, a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
prints
noun, the state of being printed.
copier
noun, a person or thing that copies; copyist.
copter
noun, helicopter.
copers
noun, a horse dealer.
steno-
copras
noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
copies
noun, an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
Point
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
Pres.
Pinto
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
Pitta
noun, any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
prats
noun, the buttocks.
Pratt
noun, Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
Pinta
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
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.
Port.
pret.
petri
preta
noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
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.
piton
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
Pieta
noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
preen
noun, a pin or brooch.
Ponce
noun, a pimp.
prest
noun, a loan.
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.
print
noun, the state of being printed.
pones
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
pitas
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
piece
noun, a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
pisco
noun, a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
Pinot
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
pico-
Price
noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
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):
picas
noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
ports
noun, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
Posen
noun, German name of Poznań.
pians
noun, yaws.
poser
noun, a person who poses.
poet.
prees
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
praos
noun, proa.
Pines
noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
posit
noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
piste
noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
piano
noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
prase
noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
prate
noun, act of prating.
post-
picot
noun, one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
pores
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
petti
noun, petticoat (def 1).
pirns
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
prae-
Ponca
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
pinas
noun, pineapple.
Prato
noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
poise
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
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.
tacts
noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
tanto
adverb, (of a musical direction) too much; so much.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
taint
noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Tapes
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
tacit
adjective, understood without being openly expressed; implied:
tacet
verb (imperative), be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
taces
noun, tasset.
strop
noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
strip
noun, a striptease.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
taper
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
tapir
noun, any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
strap
noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
taste
noun, the act of tasting food or drink.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
tecta
noun, a rooflike structure.
teats
noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
tears
tater
noun, potato.
tarts
noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
tapis
noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
tarps
noun, tarpaulin.
tarot
noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Strep
noun, streptococcus.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
tenet
noun, any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
sprit
noun, a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
start
noun, a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Srta.
Spree
noun, a lively frolic or outing.
State
noun, the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
sprat
noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
sport
noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
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-
spite
noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
spirt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
stat.
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
stopt
noun, the act of stopping.
stipe
noun, Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
stope
noun, any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
Stoat
noun, the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
stirp
noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
stipo
noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
stint
noun, a period of time spent doing something:
Steep
noun, a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
ster.
step-
Stent
noun, Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
steer
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
tenia
noun, taenia.
spine
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
trait
noun, a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Tract
noun, an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
toti-
totes
noun, the act or course of toting.
torts
noun, a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
TREAT
noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
Torte
noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
TORES
noun, a torus.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
treas
treen
noun, treenware.
topis
noun, topee.
trite
adjective, lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
trots
noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
trope
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
trop-
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
trois
noun, the number 3.
tripe
noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
Trent
noun, Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
tries
noun, plural of try.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
trets
noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
topic
noun, a subject of conversation or discussion:
teno-
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Teton
noun, the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
testa
noun, the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
terse
adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
terne
noun, terne metal.
terce
noun, tierce (def 3).
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
tera-
Tepic
noun, a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
tents
noun, a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
tiers
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
topes
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
toper
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
topee
noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
tonia
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
toast
noun, sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
tints
noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
titre
noun, titer.
Titos
noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
titer
noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
spire
noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
spina
noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
prise
noun, leverage.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
resp.
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.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
reset
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
rept.
repot
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
repos
noun, a repurchase agreement.
repic
noun, the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
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.
reni-
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
sarc-
sapor
noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
Sapir
noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
sanit
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
saice
noun, syce.
rotte
noun, rote2 .
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
Prot.
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
racon
noun, radar beacon.
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
psora
noun, psoriasis.
prost
interjection, prosit.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
prose
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
pros.
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
pron.
proc.
proas
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
ranis
noun, ranee.
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.
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.
recip
reest
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
rect.
recpt
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
Recit
recap
noun, a recapped tire.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
reaps
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
rcpt.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Saree
noun, sari.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
spier
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
sito-
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
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.
sneer
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
siree
noun, sirree.
Sino-
since
adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
seti-
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.
spice
noun, any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
Spica
noun, spike2 .
spent
verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
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.
spect
noun, single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
spec.
spean
verb (used with object), to wean.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
spate
noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
spare
noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
span-
Spain
noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
space
noun, the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
petr-
sero-
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
scopa
noun, pollen brush.
Scone
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
scion
noun, a descendant.
scent
noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
scene
noun, the place where some action or event occurs:
scena
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
scatt
noun, scat5 .
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
scat-
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
scarp
noun, a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
scape
noun, Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
scope
noun, extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
Seric
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
septa
noun, plural of septum.
Sept.
sepia
noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
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.
Scot.
Seine
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
sect.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
scrip
noun, a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
scree
noun, a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
scrap
noun, a small piece or portion; fragment:
Scott
noun, Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
Petra
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
peans
noun, paean.
petos
noun, wahoo3 .
neeps
noun, a turnip.
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.
atto-
cotta
noun, a surplice.
Attic
noun, the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
cotes
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
atrip
adjective, aweigh.
onces
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
cains
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
econ.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
ation
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
ecto-
cites
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
octet
noun, a company of eight singers or musicians.
nears
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Cant.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
canoe
noun, any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
canes
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
octan
noun, an octan fever.
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
octa-
coapt
verb (used with object), to bring close together:
coria
noun, plural of corium.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
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.
inst.
insp.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
insep
aspic
noun, a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
Ascot
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
asper
noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
opens
noun, an open or clear space.
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
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.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
OPers
intr.
astr.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
opsin
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
neaps
noun, neap tide.
optic
noun, the eye.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
Isere
noun, a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
orans
noun, orant.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
Cesti
noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
cents
noun, a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
cent.
cense
verb (used with object), to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
Cenis
noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
crips
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
CRISP
noun, Chiefly British. potato chip.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Irene
noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
crit.
cease
noun, cessation:
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
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.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
noct-
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
nitr-
nitre
noun, niter.
cero-
crepe
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
nipas
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
ceria
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
Ceres
noun, a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
crept
noun, an act or instance of creeping:
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
cesta
noun, a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
Crete
noun, Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
cepes
noun, cep.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
caps.
craps
noun, a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
cine-
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Caren
noun, a female given name.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
Capt.
Capri
noun, an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
capot
noun, the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
capos
noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
Capon
noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
cines
noun, a film; motion picture.
Capet
noun, Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
capes
noun, a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
crape
noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
caper
noun, a playful leap or skip.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
Iran.
cetes
noun, a number of badgers together.
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Crees
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
niece
noun, a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
caste
noun, Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
creep
noun, an act or instance of creeping:
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
Ciano
noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
carse
noun, bottom land.
carps
noun, a peevish complaint.
carpi
noun, plural of carpus.
cetin
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
carp-
carns
noun, cairn.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
asco-
inept
adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
peats
noun, a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
Peano
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
coper
noun, a horse dealer.
copes
noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
Pears
noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
peart
adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
Pease
noun, a pea.
copr-
pecan
noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
Peace
noun, the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
ernes
noun, sea eagle.
Pecos
noun, a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
Aesop
noun, c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Ernie
noun, a male given name, form of Ernest.
aero-
aerie
noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
peens
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
Conte
noun, count2 .
patio
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
erect
adjective, upright in position or posture:
cont.
Paton
noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
patr-
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
anis-
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
copen
noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
ERICA
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
Patti
noun, Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
Copan
noun, Santa Rosa de Copán.
corpn
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
airts
noun, a direction.
aeri-
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
oste-
corp.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
Perse
noun, (Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
acnes
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
pert.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
erose
adjective, uneven, as if gnawed away.
ESPEC
acet-
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).
corns
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
pesto
noun, a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
peta-
cores
Peter
noun, penis.
Petit
adjective, small; petty; minor.
30-30
acpt.
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.
Peers
noun, a person of the same legal status:
estop
verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
copra
noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
etape
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
copse
noun, a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
Pence
noun, a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
pene-
actos
penis
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
Ester
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
Actis
noun, a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
peons
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
acro-
estoc
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
peres
noun, Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
peri-
pates
noun, the crown or top of the head.
Pater
noun, British Informal. father.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
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.
naso-
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
arces
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
pacer
noun, a person or thing that paces.
paces
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
epact
noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
ento-
Paeon
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
Ieper
noun, Ypres.
icons
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Paine
noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
apron
noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
pains
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
paint
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
areo-
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
pairs
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
coset
noun, a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
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.
incr.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
ottar
noun, attar (def 1).
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
Otter
noun, any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
incor
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
incas
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
inapt
adjective, not apt or fitting.
Epis.
Corse
noun, corpse.
cert.
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.
parts
noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
corps
noun, Military. a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone: a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
Pasco
noun, a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
Cons.
paseo
noun, a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
Const
erase
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
parse
verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
paste
noun, a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
Pasto
noun, a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
anti-
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
Paten
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
ante-
napes
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
part.
Epist
apres
preposition, after; following (used in combination):
pant-
Episc
Paros
noun, a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
pants
noun, trousers (def 1).
aport
adverb, on or toward the port side.
Apoc.
IATSE
Panic
noun, a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
paren
plural noun, parentheses:
pares
noun, (of a female) first among equals.
pari-
Paris
noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
SPOT
noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
crap
noun, Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
Sra.
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Cort
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
crat
Ste.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Cree
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
spit
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
epit
Sere
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
epic
noun, an epic poem.
epi-
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
sett
noun, Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
sice
noun, syce.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
Ens.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
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.
EPOS
noun, an epic.
sepn
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
seer
noun, a person who sees; observer.
esne
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
sec.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Erse
noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
seep
noun, moisture that seeps out; seepage.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
peto
noun, wahoo3 .
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.
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).
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
ence
sipe
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
Cres
spat
noun, a petty quarrel.
ease
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
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.
spae
verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
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.
SPAR
noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
SPCA
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
cts.
ctr.
Spee
noun, Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
spic
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
crop
noun, the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
crip
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
ect-
enc.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
Eire
noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
EEOC
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
eco-
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
SOAP
noun, a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
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.
Soni
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
CORN
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
ARIS
top-
tope
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
topi
noun, topee.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
TOPS
noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
Arce
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
apts
plural, apartment.
Tore
noun, a torus.
apt.
plural, apartment.
APSE
noun, Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
tion
ates
Aten
noun, Aton.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
att.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
tint
noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
art.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
Tit.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Tito
noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
tits
noun, a titmouse.
asc-
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Acre
noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
aet.
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
aer-
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.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
trit
tret
noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
acr-
tRNA
acne
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
tron
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Trot
noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
tsar
noun, czar.
tri-
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Apr.
ant.
tort
noun, a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
apo-
Apis
noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
tost
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
tote
noun, the act or course of toting.
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.
tots
noun, a small child.
ANSI
Aire
ano-
trap
noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
anes
adverb, once.
ance
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
Tree
noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
airt
noun, a direction.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
atic
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
tact
noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
Ceto
Tace
noun, tasset.
Cete
noun, a number of badgers together.
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
cet-
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
cir.
CERN
CerE
noun, a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
ceps
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
cepe
noun, cep.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cene
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
Cor.
Copt
noun, a member of the Coptic Church.
Cope
noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
cone
noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
stet
verb (used with object), to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
Con.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
cis-
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
stop
noun, the act of stopping.
stot
noun, a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
str.
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cit.
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
Tape
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
cen.
tets
noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
capo
noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
Cape
noun, a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
cap.
tent
noun, a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
tepe
noun, (in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
ter.
Can.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
attn
Test
noun, the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
ator
atop
preposition, on the top of:
tete
noun, a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
ten.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
tart
noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
cees
noun, the letter C.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Catt
noun, Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
tarp
noun, tarpaulin.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
cat.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Tees
noun, a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
Tate
noun, Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
tats
verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
teas
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
teat
noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
Carn
noun, cairn.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
eso-
ESOP
noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
rasp
noun, an act of rasping.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
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.
NTIA
nos-
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.
Nor.
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
reap
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
rapt
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
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.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
psec
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
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.
OEEC
Oct.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
prs.
PSAT
psia
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Ptas
plural, peseta.
pts.
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
OAPC
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).
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
Rani
noun, ranee.
NIRA
nipa
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Ont.
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nape
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Naos
noun, a temple.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
Itea
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
reps
noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
iso-
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.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
RIPS
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
RISC
noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
recs
noun, recreation.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Rees
noun, reeve3 .
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
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.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
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.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
neo-
Rep.
neep
noun, a turnip.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
neap
noun, neap tide.
NCTE
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
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.
rit.
pean
noun, paean.
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
peen
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
pina
noun, pineapple.
Pecs
noun, a city in SW Hungary.
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.
peat
noun, a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
pint
noun, a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
pear
noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
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.
Peer
noun, a person of the same legal status:
pct.
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.
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
pats
noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
Pisa
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
pato
noun, an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
pise
noun, rammed earth.
pita
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
pies
noun, plural of pi2 .
pees
noun, the letter p.
pat.
Pica
noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
PETN
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
PetE
noun, Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
Pet.
pets
noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
Pest
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
pian
noun, yaws.
peso
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
pias
noun, a female given name.
Pers
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.
pice
noun, a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Compare pie5 .
pere
noun, father.
per.
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
PICS
noun, a movie.
Pict
noun, a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
Pen.
Pate
noun, the crown or top of the head.
Pitt
noun, William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
pro-
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Osee
noun, Hosea.
pre-
prec
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
pree
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
prao
noun, proa.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
opts
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
opia
opes
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
prin
OPer
open
noun, an open or clear space.
OPEC
noun, an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
prat
noun, the buttocks.
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
Past
noun, the time gone by:
pair
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
pnea
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.
pars
noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
Pare
noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
par.
pane
noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
Pan.
pons
noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
Pain
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
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):
PACT
noun, an agreement, covenant, or compact:
pacs
noun, pack1 (def 1).
PACE
noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
pos.
pose
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
pot.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
not-
ICAO
Ire.
int.
scop
noun, an Old English bard or poet.
Etta
noun, a female given name, form of Henrietta.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
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.
ins.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
1080
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
etic
adjective, pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
etc.
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.
ette
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
scr.
Roti
noun, roast.
rpt.
inae
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Ice.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
Inc.
sci.
Inca
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
Sat.
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
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.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
RONA
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
esp.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
RNAS
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
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 = .
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
est.
Este
noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
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 = .
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
pc.
Pa.
OTS
SIC
adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
PRA
ATP
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
prn
ARP
noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
ARS
IOC
ote
OTA
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
Pr.
pt.
Ps.
PAC
noun, pack1 (def 1).
EOE
en-
OIt
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
EEC
TES
noun, ti1 .
tet
noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
PTO
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
EEO
at.
ATC
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.
ot-
TNT
OSP
ASR
OPS
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
eir
TIA
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
OPA
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
SAP
noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
ASP
noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
ASN
EIS
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ose
ONI
PRC
ine
ase
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ONR
ons
ene
ASI
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
SAR
ast
CPR
sc.
AEC
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
ACS
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
SEI
noun, sei whale.
SCP
pie
noun, a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
ae.
ETO
ERP
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
pee
noun, the letter p.
ETR
ETS
AIC
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
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.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
ESR
ERS
noun, ervil.
PIO
Ar.
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
TSP
TSI
TSE
ese
trp
ap-
ac-
an.
Esc
ACP
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
ESA
PIA
noun, a female given name.
ERT
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
Tro
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
se-
PIC
noun, a movie.
pea
noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
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.
ina
noun, a female given name.
ca.
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.
tra
tr.
Tpr
TPN
TPI
POC
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
API
abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
tot
noun, a small child.
aor
PAS
noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
ier
EPA
Ep.
in.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
POR
APS
APC
POA
PCS
pis
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
PCI
ANC
pir
noun, a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ics
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
EPT
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
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).
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
EPS
io-
Ia.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
ior
cp.
TTS
cte
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
NIA
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
CIA
ipr
ctn
plural, carton.
CIE
NES
CTA
eo-
CST
CIP
IPS
CSR
CSO
CSA
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
CRT
CRS
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
STP
cep
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
RPO
RCA
RCN
IPA
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
RCT
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
CEO
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
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.
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ean
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
NOP
REC
noun, recreation.
IPO
ea.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
NOC
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
TAE
preposition, to.
Ir.
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
ise
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ITA
ISA
ist
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
COS
noun, romaine.
ISR
ROA
SPR
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
ITC
RNA
CPA
Sta
St.
CPI
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
CPS
Sr.
spt
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
NEC
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
CNO
CNS
CRP
NEA
ne-
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
IRC
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
IRO
STI
ite
IRS
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
ROP
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
COP
noun, a police officer.
NCO
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ROI
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
SPA
noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
REA
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
OTC
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
TEC
noun, detective.
So.
PSC
PSA
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
OSA
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
op.
SAE
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
Oc.
tea
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
OAP
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
TCS
RCP
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
PTT
ec-
PTA
plural, peseta.
PST
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
ECA
RCS
OAS
Re.
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
CAR
noun, an automobile.
PSE
RPS
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
Sp.
IOT
TCA
OCR
RSA
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
rt.
OIr
cr.
NRC
RSE
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
NPR
ct.
CPO
NRA
CEA
nr.
Npt
cee
noun, the letter C.
Co.
Rs.
cs.
rte
NSA
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
OCS
RTS
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.
Rap
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
SRO
TAT
verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
oic
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
SOP
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
NSC
CAI
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
N.
AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
A.
noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
RO
TT
AO
SN
OA
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
O.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
ee
EI
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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.
TP
T1
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
IP
RP
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
t.
NA
adverb, no1 .
RI
NC
NI
NP
R.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RC
RN
TC
i.
ic
SA
OE
noun, oy2 .
S.
TN
TE
noun, ti1 .
CE
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