Anagrams of misanthropy
Word misanthropy has
1541 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of misanthropy.
- Amphitryon
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noun,
the husband of the virtuous Alcmene, whom Zeus seduced by assuming the form of Amphitryon, resulting in the birth of Hercules.
- parsimony
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noun,
extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- patrimony
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noun,
an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- hypnotism
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noun,
the science dealing with the induction of hypnosis.
- symphonia
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noun,
any of various medieval musical instruments, as the hurdy-gurdy.
- Harmonist
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noun,
a person skilled in harmony.
- patronym
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noun,
patronymic (defs 3, 4).
- aphorist
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noun,
a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- thymosin
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noun,
a hormone, produced by the thymus gland, that promotes the development of T cells from stem cells.
- Romanist
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noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- tranship
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verb (used with or without object),
transship.
- minatory
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adjective,
menacing; threatening.
- rampions
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- maintops
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- aphorism
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noun,
a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton).
- atropism
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noun,
poisoning resulting from atropine or belladonna.
- anthrop.
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- tampions
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- 11-point
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- hispano-
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- Orphism
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noun,
the religious or philosophical system of the Orphic school.
- paynims
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noun,
a pagan or heathen.
- ostiary
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noun,
Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church.
a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- orphans
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- thorias
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noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- manship
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- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- ornith-
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- Postman
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- history
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noun,
the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- topiary
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noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- Onitsha
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- aristo-
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- matrons
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Marston
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noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- Harmony
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noun,
agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
- mohairs
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- Shipman
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noun,
a sailor.
- Mithras
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noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- thrymsa
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noun,
a coin of Anglo-Saxon England.
- Hampton
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noun,
Lionel, 1908–2002, U.S. jazz vibraphonist.
- atrophy
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noun,
Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- tympani
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noun,
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- Shapiro
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noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- tympans
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noun,
Printing. a padlike device interposed between the platen or its equivalent and the sheet to be printed, in order to soften and equalize the pressure.
- thirams
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- myopias
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noun,
Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
- harmost
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noun,
a person serving the ancient Spartans as governor of a subject or conquered town.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- typhons
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noun,
a signal horn operated by compressed air or steam.
- harpist
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noun,
a person who plays the harp, especially professionally.
- rompish
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adjective,
given to romping; frolicsome.
- Romansh
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noun,
a group of three Rhaeto-Romanic dialects spoken in E Switzerland.
Compare Ladin (def 2).
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- nymphos
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noun,
nymphomaniac.
- hatpins
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noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- masonry
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noun,
the craft or occupation of a mason.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- Toryism
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noun,
the act or fact of being a Tory.
- hymnist
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noun,
a composer of hymns.
- Toryish
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a Tory.
- maintop
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- phantom
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- transom
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noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- transp.
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- Amyntor
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noun,
a king of Ormenium who refused to give his daughter Astydamia to Hercules and who was slain by Hercules.
- stamin-
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- pythons
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noun,
any of several Old World boa constrictors of the subfamily Pythoninae, often growing to a length of more than 20 feet (6 meters): the Indian python, Python molurus, is endangered.
- photism
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noun,
a form of synesthesia in which a visual sensation, as of color or form, is produced by the sense of touch, hearing, etc.
- imports
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- Pythian
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adjective,
Also, Pythic. of or relating to Delphi, in ancient Greece.
- phytons
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noun,
the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf, that, when removed from a plant, may grow into a new plant.
- pitmans
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- impasto
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noun,
the laying on of paint thickly.
- phytins
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- trisomy
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noun,
an abnormality characterized by the presence of an additional chromosome to the normal diploid number.
- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- physio-
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- Pythias
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noun,
Damon and Pythias.
- trypsin
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice, capable of converting proteins into peptone.
- tampons
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- tropism
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noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- Amphion
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noun,
a son of Antiope by Zeus, and the husband of Niobe. With his twin brother, Zethus, he built the walls of Thebes, charming the stones into place with his lyre.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- tarnish
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noun,
a tarnished coating.
- partons
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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.
- amorist
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- paronym
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noun,
a paronymous word.
- hot-air
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noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- 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.
- 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.
- ihrams
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noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- Mithra
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noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- mythos
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noun,
the underlying system of beliefs, especially those dealing with supernatural forces, characteristic of a particular cultural group.
- stroma
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noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- synop.
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- Minyas
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noun,
a king of Orchomenus, famed for his wealth.
- simony
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noun,
the making of profit out of sacred things.
- iatro-
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- stripy
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adjective,
having or marked with stripes.
- Yasmin
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “jasmine.”.
- myopia
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noun,
Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
- yapons
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noun,
yaupon.
- myosin
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noun,
the principal contractile protein of muscle.
- shrimp
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noun,
any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- Stormy
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adjective,
affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous:
- myria-
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- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- siphon
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noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- mythoi
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noun,
plural of mythos.
- shorty
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noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- mishap
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noun,
an unfortunate accident.
- shoran
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noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- mithan
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noun,
gayal.
- mytho-
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- mirths
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noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- Syrian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- Styria
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noun,
a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- spiro-
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- intra-
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- intro.
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- smithy
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noun,
the workshop of a smith, especially a blacksmith.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sporty
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adjective,
flashy; showy.
- satiny
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adjective,
satinlike; smooth; glossy.
- instr.
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- somat-
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- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- somni-
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- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Sophar
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noun,
Zophar.
- Ishtar
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noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- syphon
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noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- marshy
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adjective,
like a marsh; soft and wet; boggy.
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- matri-
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- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Irtysh
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noun,
a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Altai Mountains in China through NE Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to the Ob River. About 1840 miles (2960 km) long.
- masto-
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- import
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- impost
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noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- marish
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noun,
a marsh.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- smarty
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noun,
a smart aleck.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Smyrna
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noun,
former name of Izmir.
- shirty
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adjective,
bad-tempered; irritable; cranky.
- MSPhar
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- mohair
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Patmos
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noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pathos
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noun,
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- patho-
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- pastry
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Pashto
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noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- parton
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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.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- parity
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- patois
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noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Parish
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noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- pantry
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- panto-
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- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Pamirs
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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).
- Payton
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noun,
Walter ("Sweetness") 1954–99, U.S. football player.
- painty
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adjective,
of, coated with, or soiled with paint:
- paynim
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noun,
a pagan or heathen.
- Potash
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noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- patri-
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- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- pithos
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noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- pyrans
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noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Piston
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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.
- Pythia
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noun,
the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
- Pithom
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noun,
one of the two cities built by Israelite slaves in Egypt. Ex. 1:11.
- Python
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noun,
any of several Old World boa constrictors of the subfamily Pythoninae, often growing to a length of more than 20 feet (6 meters): the Indian python, Python molurus, is endangered.
- phyton
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noun,
the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf, that, when removed from a plant, may grow into a new plant.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- phyto-
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- phytin
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- physo-
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- phymas
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noun,
a nodule, swelling, or small, rounded tumor of the skin.
- Pitman
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- phasor
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noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- Pharos
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noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- phanos
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noun,
fanon.
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- pointy
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adjective,
having a comparatively sharp point:
- Othman
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noun,
Osman.
- orphan
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- Shinto
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noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- morphs
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noun,
Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.
Compare allomorph (def 2).
- sanity
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Taisho
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noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- sapro-
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- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- shamir
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noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- shamoy
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noun,
chamois (defs 2–4, 6, 7).
- shanti
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noun,
peace.
- morphy
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noun,
Paul Charles, 1837–84, U.S. chess player.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- morph-
-
- Mornay
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noun,
Also called Duplessis-Mornay. Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), Seigneur du Plessis-Marly [se-nyœr dy ple-see-mar-lee] /sɛˈnyœr dü plɛ si marˈli/ (Show IPA), ("Pope of the Huguenots") 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.
- shanty
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noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- Moriah
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noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- morays
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- Sharon
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noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- mopish
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adjective,
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- sharpy
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noun,
sharpie.
- monish
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verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- Shinar
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noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Namhoi
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noun,
Nanhai.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- rhinos
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noun,
a rhinoceros.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- rayons
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noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- notary
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noun,
notary public.
- rhino-
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- norths
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noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- Romish
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adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- rhyton
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noun,
an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- no-hit
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- nitro-
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- nymphs
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noun,
one of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as attending a superior deity.
- nympho
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noun,
nymphomaniac.
- nympha
-
noun,
Anatomy. one of the inner labia of the vulva.
- Romany
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- 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.
- Hypnos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of sleep.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Thomas
-
noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- astro-
-
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- amphi-
-
- hypno-
-
- hansom
-
noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- thymia
-
- Tyrian
-
adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- trashy
-
adjective,
of the nature of trash; inferior in quality; rubbishy; useless or worthless.
- thyro-
-
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- histo-
-
- 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.
- Hominy
-
noun,
whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- amino-
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- hatpin
-
noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- thiram
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- amnios
-
- trans.
-
- 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.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- thamin
-
noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- astron
-
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- thrips
-
noun,
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
- tympan
-
noun,
Printing. a padlike device interposed between the platen or its equivalent and the sheet to be printed, in order to soften and equalize the pressure.
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- antho-
-
- aniso-
-
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- trophy
-
noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- Thorny
-
adjective,
abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- tarso-
-
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- troph-
-
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- 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.
- ashpit
-
noun,
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- hypso-
-
- Typhon
-
noun,
a signal horn operated by compressed air or steam.
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- rhin-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- 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.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- arith
-
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- pron.
-
- pros.
-
- prosy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or resembling prose.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Prot.
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- omni-
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- 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).
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- tonia
-
- 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.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- raspy
-
adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- 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.
- 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.
- satyr
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mothy
-
adjective,
containing moths.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ation
-
- atmo-
-
- atomy
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- atopy
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- Moray
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- atory
-
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- 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.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- ryots
-
noun,
a peasant.
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- nitr-
-
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Tyson
-
noun,
Michael Gerald ("Mike"; "Iron Mike") born 1966, U.S. boxer.
- tyros
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- nymph
-
noun,
one of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as attending a superior deity.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- tipsy
-
adjective,
slightly intoxicated or drunk.
- typos
-
noun,
typographical error.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- nasty
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- naso-
-
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- 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.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- typo-
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- 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.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tryma
-
noun,
a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory.
- Pharm
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- phany
-
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Patsy
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- amin-
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- patr-
-
- phys.
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Amity
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- 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).
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- Amory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- pathy
-
- path-
-
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- pasty
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- phyma
-
noun,
a nodule, swelling, or small, rounded tumor of the skin.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 30-30
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- tropy
-
- 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.
- pyro-
-
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pisay
-
noun,
pisé.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- pyins
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- pithy
-
adjective,
brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible:
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- trop-
-
- 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.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- 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.
- phot.
-
- phons
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- phony
-
noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- phon.
-
- troys
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- pashm
-
noun,
the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- Orth.
-
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- prim.
-
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- prays
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- 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).
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- 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.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- 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.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- 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.
- prom.
-
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- potsy
-
noun,
hopscotch.
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- pant-
-
- part.
-
- porny
-
adjective,
Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic:
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- anim.
-
- anis-
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pari-
-
- 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):
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- anth-
-
- panty
-
noun,
panties.
- Pansy
-
noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- Port.
-
- anti-
-
- 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).
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- payt.
-
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- antsy
-
adjective,
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety:
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- post-
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- sanit
-
- month
-
noun,
Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mayos
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- Mayor
-
noun,
the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- Mayon
-
noun,
an active volcano in the Philippines, on SE Luzon Island. 7926 feet (2415 meters).
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- soapy
-
adjective,
containing or impregnated with soap:
- hyson
-
noun,
a Chinese green tea dried and prepared from twisted leaves, especially of the early crop (young hyson)
- hist.
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- Isth.
-
- sophy
-
noun,
any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- 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.
- span-
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- Iran.
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spiny
-
adjective,
abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- mayst
-
verb,
2nd person singular present indicative of may1 .
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- matr-
-
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- 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.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- math.
-
- mast-
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- mashy
-
noun,
mashie.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Hyman
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- sito-
-
- hypos
-
noun,
a hypodermic syringe or injection.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Marys
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- smyth
-
noun,
Dame Ethel Mary, 1858–1944, English writer, composer, and suffragist.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- 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.
- hoary
-
adjective,
gray or white with age:
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- pyran
-
noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- stomy
-
- horsy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse.
- iatry
-
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- Yasht
-
noun,
a hymn to a deity.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- stony
-
adjective,
full of or abounding in stones or rock:
- Story
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- hort.
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- yapon
-
noun,
yaupon.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- stray
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- hosp.
-
- Yamis
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stroy
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- stimy
-
noun,
stymie.
- spiry
-
adjective,
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
- intr.
-
- hoyas
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- spor-
-
- 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.
- spray
-
noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tansy
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- Srta.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- horny
-
adjective,
consisting of a horn or a hornlike substance; corneous.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- Hasty
-
adjective,
moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- Hypo-
-
- 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.
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hayti
-
noun,
former name of Haiti (def 1).
- thio-
-
- Harpy
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Myrna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- myths
-
noun,
a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Myron
-
noun,
chrism.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Mysia
-
noun,
an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.
- minty
-
adjective,
having the flavor or aroma of mint.
- miso-
-
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- 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.
- Misty
-
adjective,
abounding in or clouded by mist.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- myth.
-
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- mynas
-
noun,
any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Sino-
-
- Mont.
-
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- shiny
-
adjective,
bright or glossy in appearance.
- moity
-
adjective,
full of moits.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- synth
-
noun,
Informal. synthesizer (def 2).
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- shpt.
-
- hairy
-
adjective,
covered with hair; having much hair.
- 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.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sam.
-
- pony
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Sra.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- SRAM
-
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- rpt.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- 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.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- thi-
-
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tRNA
-
- tri-
-
- str.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Sat.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- tion
-
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- typ.
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- tron
-
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- 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.
- Shay
-
noun,
a chaise.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- tanh
-
- Rhys
-
noun,
Jean (Ellen Gwendolen Rees Williams) 1890–1979, English novelist, born in Dominica.
- shr.
-
- psia
-
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- 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).
- pts.
-
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- Tasm
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PSAT
-
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- prs.
-
- 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.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- top-
-
- syn-
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- rit.
-
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Syr.
-
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- tomy
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- syph
-
noun,
syphilis (often preceded by the).
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- posy
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- pos.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- RONA
-
- sym.
-
- 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.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- pro-
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- SMTP
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Rom.
-
- prin
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- pot.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Soni
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 1080
-
- pyr-
-
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hoys
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Hoya
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- HMAS
-
- hyp.
-
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hom-
-
- hymn
-
noun,
a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.
- Nah.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- homy
-
adjective,
homey1 .
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- HRIP
-
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- mRNA
-
- Hos.
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- MSHA
-
- hor.
-
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- MSPH
-
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- 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.
- ator
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- nomy
-
- Nor.
-
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 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:
- atm.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- ASTM
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nos-
-
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- NIMH
-
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- Hays
-
noun,
Will (Harrison) 1879–1954, U.S. lawyer, politician, and official of the motion-picture industry.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- IMHO
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Mays
-
noun,
Willie (Howard) born 1931, U.S. baseball player.
- Man.
-
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mar.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- 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.
- Mary
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Mayo
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- Imp.
-
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- 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 = .
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- yrs.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- 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.
- iso-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Mon.
-
- MNAS
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- YMHA
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Yami
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- mony
-
adjective, noun,
many.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mopy
-
adjective,
mopey.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOpt
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- 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.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Myna
-
noun,
any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- myo-
-
- mis-
-
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- MIPS
-
- 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.
- Myra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Lycia.
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- yams
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- not-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Amoy
-
noun,
Xiamen.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- ano-
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- onym
-
- Ont.
-
- opia
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amt.
-
- opsy
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pays
-
- 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.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- 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.
- pyo-
-
- 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.
- piny
-
adjective,
abounding in or covered with pine trees:
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pyin
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- phr.
-
- ahoy
-
interjection,
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- pam.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Pan.
-
- par.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- pat.
-
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- 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.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Phar
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- amp.
-
- ANSI
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- ashy
-
adjective,
ash-colored; pale; wan:
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Apr.
-
- NTIA
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- art.
-
- ARIS
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Arm.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- army
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- aph-
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ant.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- AYH
-
- HMS
-
- TIA
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- IAS
-
- 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.
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- YHA
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- TMO
-
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- ATP
-
- STI
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- STM
-
- Tro
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Ar.
-
- ASI
-
- 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.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- TSH
-
- at.
-
- SPR
-
- ior
-
- TSI
-
- IOT
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- TSP
-
- IPA
-
- iph
-
- IPM
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- 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 = .
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- Sta
-
- an.
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- INH
-
- St.
-
- Am.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- hr.
-
- STP
-
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- hrs
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AMS
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- tra
-
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- tr.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPM
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- APS
-
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tph
-
- TPI
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- HST
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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.
- ThM
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- Yam
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- th-
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- ARS
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Hay
-
noun,
grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- HSM
-
- ays
-
- yah
-
interjection,
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
- ht.
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- Hts
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- 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.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Amy
-
noun,
a vial of amyl nitrate.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TRH
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- IPO
-
- MHR
-
- ipr
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- 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.
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- op.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- 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.
- OAS
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- OIr
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NOP
-
- RPS
-
- 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.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ROP
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NHS
-
- NIA
-
- IPS
-
- NIH
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ROI
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NYP
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RPM
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- POR
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POA
-
- PMT
-
- PHA
-
- PhM
-
- PRA
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PHS
-
- py-
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Pym
-
noun,
John, 1584–1643, English statesman.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIO
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- RMA
-
- ons
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- PSA
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- OPA
-
- pm.
-
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ory
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- OTA
-
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- NYA
-
- RPO
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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.
- MHA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- 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.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- mi.
-
- my-
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIP
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- sht
-
- shp
-
- MIT
-
- MNA
-
- MNS
-
- sho
-
- 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.
- MOI
-
- 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.
- shy
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SMA
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- ist
-
- Ir.
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ish
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- ITA
-
- 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:
- ity
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- 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.
- May
-
noun,
a maiden.
- Mao
-
- MOR
-
- 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.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- So.
-
- MSI
-
- SAR
-
- MSH
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Sp.
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- mtn
-
- MSA
-
- MRP
-
- SRO
-
- RTS
-
- MRI
-
- rt.
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPA
-
- MTO
-
- MTI
-
- SHA
-
- MTP
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- MTS
-
- MSN
-
- MTh
-
- Rs.
-
- MPH
-
- RSA
-
- MP
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- M.
-
- 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.
- PH
-
- NI
-
- NY
-
- yr
-
- 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.
- NP
-
- IP
-
- Hy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- 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.
- AO
-
- S.
-
- NH
-
- SA
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- SM
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- MH
-
- 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.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- MN
-
- RP
-
- YT
-
- t.
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ry
-
- Y.
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- TN
-
- OA
-
- TM
-
- i.
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- SN
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- RO
-
- HP
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- O.
-
- ty
-
- NM
-
- RH
-
- h.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TP
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.