Anagrams of metaprotein
Word metaprotein has
1101 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of metaprotein.
- armipotent
-
adjective,
strong in battle.
- marionette
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noun,
a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs.
- important
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adjective,
of much or great significance or consequence:
- Marinette
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noun,
a city in NE Wisconsin.
- part-time
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noun,
a period of time that is less than the usual or full time.
- orientate
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- protamine
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noun,
any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- terminate
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verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; put an end to:
- impetrate
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verb (used with object),
to obtain by entreaty.
- Treponema
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noun,
any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- orpiment
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- Piemonte
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noun,
Italian name of Piedmont.
- pianette
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- Peterman
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noun,
a safecracker.
- ptomaine
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noun,
any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- 11-point
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- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- operetta
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noun,
a short opera, usually of a light and amusing character.
- atropine
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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.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- importee
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noun,
an imported person or thing.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- impotent
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noun,
an impotent person:
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- attemper
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verb (used with object),
to modify or moderate by mixing or blending with something different or opposite.
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- martinet
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noun,
a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Mariette
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noun,
Auguste Édouard [oh-gyst ey-dwar] /oʊˈgüst eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1821–81, French Egyptologist.
- entrepot
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noun,
a warehouse.
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- tapemen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- epitome
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noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- maintop
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- atiptoe
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adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- Torenia
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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.
- termite
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noun,
any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.
- torment
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noun,
a state of great bodily or mental suffering; agony; misery.
- tampion
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Pimento
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noun,
pimiento.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- entero-
-
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Tempter
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noun,
a person or thing that tempts, especially to evil.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- emitter
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noun,
a person or thing that emits.
- protein
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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.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- teatime
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noun,
the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- pronate
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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.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- tomenta
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noun,
pubescence consisting of longish, soft, entangled hairs pressed close to the surface.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- nemato-
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- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- peteman
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noun,
peterman.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- antero-
-
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- treetop
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noun,
the top or uppermost branches of a tree.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Menotti
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noun,
Gian Carlo [jahn kahr-loh;; Italian jahn kahr-law] /dʒɑn ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian dʒɑn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–2007, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- Minette
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noun,
a syenitic lamprophyre composed chiefly of orthoclase and biotite.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- martnet
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noun,
an arrangement of lines formerly used for gathering up a leech of a sail.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- Tritoma
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- Mettie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Matilda or Martha.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- Moerae
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plural noun,
the Fates.
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- intro.
-
- metro-
-
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- intra-
-
- inter.
-
- Metope
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noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- norite
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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.
- Potter
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noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- terat-
-
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- iatro-
-
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- tentie
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adjective,
tenty.
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- imper.
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- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- impone
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- import
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- tenter
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- mitten
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noun,
a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- meteor
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noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- ptero-
-
- matter
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noun,
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed:
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- matri-
-
- Moreen
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- metate
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noun,
a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- nitro-
-
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- teapot
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noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- MAeroE
-
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- 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.
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- nemat-
-
- remote
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- tampon
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- retina
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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.
- potent
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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.
- topmen
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noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- panto-
-
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- 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.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- Petite
-
noun,
a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- optime
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- titmen
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- 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.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- penta-
-
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- 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.
- aeron.
-
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- 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.
- 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.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- patri-
-
- amino-
-
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- anemo-
-
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- petro-
-
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- enter-
-
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- tetra-
-
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- patr-
-
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Mont.
-
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- omni-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- reni-
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- poet.
-
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- pert.
-
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- prae-
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- 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).
- rept.
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- pene-
-
- peta-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Port.
-
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- motet
-
noun,
a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- motte
-
noun,
a grove or clump of trees in prairie land or open country.
- 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.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- 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.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- nitr-
-
- Prot.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- 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.
- 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.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- pron.
-
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- 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.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- prom.
-
- prim.
-
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- prem.
-
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- part.
-
- pari-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- pret.
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pant-
-
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- petr-
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- petri
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- 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.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- 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.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- peri-
-
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- intr.
-
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- Armen
-
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- tempt
-
verb (used with object),
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- totem
-
noun,
a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Iran.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- temp.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- areo-
-
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- 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.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- toti-
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tonia
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- atto-
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- tera-
-
- ation
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- term.
-
- atmo-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- 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.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- trop-
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Amer.
-
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- 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.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- meno-
-
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- metr-
-
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meta-
-
- aero-
-
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aeri-
-
- 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.
- mero-
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- 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.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- 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.
- matte
-
noun,
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- 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.
- Matt.
-
- anti-
-
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- 30-30
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- ante-
-
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- 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.
- matr-
-
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- anim.
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tRNA
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- top-
-
- tron
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- 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.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- 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.
- 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.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tri-
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Pet.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- trit
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- 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.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- 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.
- pot.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rpt.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- 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).
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rit.
-
- 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:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rom.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rep.
-
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- RONA
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- 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.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- 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.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- pnea
-
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tit.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- pro-
-
- prin
-
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 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):
- 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.
- pre-
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- ter.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- 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).
- mRNA
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- MOpt
-
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Emp.
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- neem
-
- ator
-
- attn
-
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- 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.
- 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.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- EMet
-
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- ette
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- 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.
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- men-
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- 1080
-
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- ment
-
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Imp.
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- inae
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- min.
-
- MEPA
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- 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.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- met.
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- nom.
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- apo-
-
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Apr.
-
- aet.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- aer-
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- 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.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pam.
-
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- par.
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- AIME
-
- pat.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- amp.
-
- opia
-
- ant.
-
- OPer
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- amt.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Ont.
-
- ano-
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Arm.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- NTIA
-
- att.
-
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Pen.
-
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- 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.
- per.
-
- Nome
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noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- 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.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Orne
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- art.
-
- 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.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ITA
-
- AME
-
- ite
-
- IRO
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- 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.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- 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 = .
- Am.
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- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tro
-
- ap-
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- trp
-
- IPM
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- Me.
-
- IPA
-
- ior
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ir.
-
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- Mo.
-
- IOT
-
- an.
-
- ETR
-
- ine
-
- at.
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- TPM
-
- EMR
-
- TPI
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- TMO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- 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.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- 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.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- ATP
-
- EOE
-
- Ep.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERT
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- aor
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- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ETO
-
- ERP
-
- EPA
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- 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.
- TIA
-
- tra
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- 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.
- TPN
-
- TNT
-
- mi.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Re.
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- 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:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- PTT
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- OTA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- MTP
-
- Pa.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ote
-
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONI
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OEM
-
- ONR
-
- OIr
-
- POR
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- OAP
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- PMT
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- NOP
-
- OPM
-
- PIO
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- 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.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NPR
-
- op.
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- PRA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- rt.
-
- ROA
-
- MIE
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Pr.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ROP
-
- MEP
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RPM
-
- RPO
-
- rte
-
- RNA
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Mao
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- prn
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- PTO
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- pt.
-
- 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.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- MOR
-
- Mt.
-
- MRP
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPE
-
- REA
-
- MPA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MIP
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MNA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- MIT
-
- 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.
- pm.
-
- MNE
-
- 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:
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- RI
-
- TP
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- MN
-
- RO
-
- IP
-
- RP
-
- t.
-
- N.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- OA
-
- NM
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.).
- NI
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- TM
-
- RN
-
- NP
-
- TT
-