Anagrams of mousetrap
Word mousetrap has
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that can be made by using the letters of mousetrap.
- apterous
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adjective,
Zoology. wingless, as some insects.
- soupmeat
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noun,
beef used for making soup stock.
- tempuras
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- upstream
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adverb,
toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- tempura
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- Maspero
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noun,
Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- uptears
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- Euratom
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noun,
an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
- spermo-
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- supremo
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noun,
the person in charge; chief.
- stumper
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noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- pterous
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- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- Sumpter
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noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- maestro
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- tampers
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- petrous
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adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- 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.
- stamper
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- Paestum
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noun,
an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
- trompes
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- stearo-
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- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- Austro-
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- Petsamo
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noun,
Finnish name of Pechenga.
- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- Pasture
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noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- mature
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- masto-
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- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Maseru
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- stumer
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noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- supra-
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- stupor
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- tempos
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noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- emptor
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noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- tauro-
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- taupes
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- tarso-
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- proems
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noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Maputo
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Mozambique, on Delagoa Bay.
- tampur
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noun,
tambura.
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- Europa
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noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- Struma
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noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- super-
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- Sumter
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noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- Mauser
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noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- meatus
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noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- septum
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noun,
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- sapro-
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- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- petro-
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- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- parous
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- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- 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).
- Roseau
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noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- sprout
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- Merops
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- merous
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- metro-
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- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Moreau
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noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- sperm-
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- pouter
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- muster
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noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- somat-
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- poseur
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- mouser
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noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- stroma
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noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- amours
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noun,
a love affair.
- trompe
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- tumors
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noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- Proust
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- arouse
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verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- ptero-
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- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- raptus
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noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- tromps
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verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- AmerSp
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- austr-
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- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- upmost
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adjective,
uppermost.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- uprose
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- tramps
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noun,
the act of tramping.
- troupe
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- astro-
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- uptear
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- Auster
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noun,
the south wind personified.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- ramose
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adjective,
having many branches.
- trumps
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noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- tropes
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- utero-
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- ramous
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adjective,
ramose.
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- sprue
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noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- trump
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noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- poser
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noun,
a person who poses.
- rept.
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- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- smote
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verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- smear
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noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Smart
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noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- omers
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noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- areo-
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- Apure
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noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Omuta
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noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- Oates
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noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- spume
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noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- setup
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noun,
organization; arrangement.
- Port.
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- opera
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noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- OPers
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- serum
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noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- ramet
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- spurt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- sero-
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- tera-
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- sprat
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- pouts
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noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- spout
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noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- repos
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Spear
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- muras
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noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Murat
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noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Mures
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noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- tumor
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noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- spor-
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- spore
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noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- pours
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noun,
the act of pouring.
- amuse
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verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- mutes
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noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- upset
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noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- apres
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preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- potus
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- tumps
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noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- aport
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adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- post-
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- sport
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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.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- resp.
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- prost
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interjection,
prosit.
- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- aero-
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- roust
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- part.
-
- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- rouse
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noun,
a rousing.
- paseo
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- roups
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noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Purse
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Pasto
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- ramus
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noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- peta-
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- roues
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noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pareu
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noun,
lavalava.
- Patmo
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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).
- patr-
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- pesto
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noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- romps
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noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- pause
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noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- rotas
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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.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- peats
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noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Ramos
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noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- 30-30
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- perms
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noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Paros
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noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- rapes
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noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Sept.
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- Sampo
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noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- pomes
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noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- saute
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noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- oste-
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- poet.
-
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- Otaru
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noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Sarto
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noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- amort
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adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- 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.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- urate
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Amer.
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- rumps
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noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- pumas
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noun,
cougar.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- ureas
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- routs
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noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Aesop
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noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- MPers
-
- sputa
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noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- prae-
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- prem.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- pret.
-
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- reams
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noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Euro-
-
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Pres.
-
- Supt.
-
- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- atmo-
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- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Reaum
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- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- Srta.
-
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- term.
-
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- temp.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- tears
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- pros.
-
- Prot.
-
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- auto.
-
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- 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.
- Prus.
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Aust.
-
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- prom.
-
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- step-
-
- 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.
- meta-
-
- metr-
-
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- stome
-
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- 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.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- ster.
-
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- meso-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- mast-
-
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- matr-
-
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- pert.
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- 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.
- treas
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Rom.
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rep.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- 1080
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ter.
-
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- taur
-
- Tasm
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- supr
-
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- top-
-
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USPO
-
- USMA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USAR
-
- uro-
-
- uret
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Tues
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- str.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- saur
-
- 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.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Rus.
-
- Sem.
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rpt.
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- SMTP
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- pro-
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Arm.
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- ASME
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- met.
-
- apo-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- MOpt
-
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- 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.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- mout
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- Aus.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- aut-
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- eous
-
- MSAE
-
- MSPE
-
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- aur-
-
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- mus.
-
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Emp.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- atm.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- ASTM
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ates
-
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- 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:
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pam.
-
- Apr.
-
- par.
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pre-
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- prs.
-
- pot.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pos.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- amp.
-
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- 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.
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- Eur.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- purs
-
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Mar.
-
- aer-
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- aet.
-
- PSAT
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- est.
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Pers
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- per.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- meas
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- MEPA
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- amt.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- amus
-
- esp.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- ERP
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- eu-
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ETS
-
- EPS
-
- ESU
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- EMR
-
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- ESR
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERT
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPA
-
- ESA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- EPT
-
- Ep.
-
- tra
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- UAM
-
- up-
-
- UMT
-
- aor
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- AOU
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UAE
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- APS
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- AMU
-
- AMS
-
- Tu.
-
- USP
-
- Am.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ap-
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USR
-
- Ar.
-
- USO
-
- ur-
-
- USM
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ae.
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AME
-
- ure
-
- tue
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- eo-
-
- TMO
-
- ASU
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- at.
-
- TPM
-
- TSP
-
- ase
-
- TSE
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- trp
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- ARU
-
- Tro
-
- Tpr
-
- ASM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- Mo.
-
- tr.
-
- Me.
-
- RMA
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- 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.
- SAR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- OSP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ose
-
- REA
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- SMA
-
- 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.
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- se-
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- PSE
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Om.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- RPM
-
- POR
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- PMT
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ROA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- RPO
-
- PTO
-
- Pa.
-
- pt.
-
- PSA
-
- pm.
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Rs.
-
- PRA
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- MEP
-
- Sr.
-
- MPE
-
- MPA
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- MOR
-
- STM
-
- 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.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- 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.
- STP
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MRA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- 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.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mao
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Re.
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- 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:
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- OEM
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- OAU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- 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.
- OAP
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- OSA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- op.
-
- MRP
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SPR
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- MUP
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- MTS
-
- spt
-
- MTP
-
- MTO
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MSA
-
- Mt.
-
- MSE
-
- MST
-
- 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.
- AO
-
- R.
-
- PU
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- MP
-
- RO
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SU
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TM
-
- RP
-
- OA
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- 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.
- SM
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
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