Anagrams of necrophilism
Word necrophilism has
1656 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of necrophilism.
- morphines
-
noun,
a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 19 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
- poimenics
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noun,
pastoral theology.
- McPherson
-
noun,
Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- picolines
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noun,
any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- ciphonies
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noun,
the process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor.
- chlorines
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noun,
a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
- complines
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noun,
the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.
- precision
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noun,
the state or quality of being precise.
- compliers
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noun,
a person, group, etc., that complies.
- phonemics
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noun,
the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- Michelson
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noun,
Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- Sinophile
-
noun,
a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.
- premonish
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verb (used with or without object),
to warn beforehand.
- pinochles
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noun,
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- policies
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noun,
a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
- penicils
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noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- polemics
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noun,
the art or practice of disputation or controversy:
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- imperils
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verb (used with object),
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- phonemic
-
adjective,
of or relating to phonemes:
- Nichrome
-
- replicon
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noun,
any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- criminol
-
- Melchior
-
noun,
one of the three Magi.
- morphine
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noun,
a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 19 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
- hominies
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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)
- homilies
-
noun,
a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.
- helicons
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noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- chlorine
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noun,
a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
- pinchers
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- crimples
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verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- ripienos
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- chorines
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- pinscher
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noun,
one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- cholines
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- pinochle
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noun,
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- silicone
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noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- poli-sci
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noun,
political science:
- pinholes
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noun,
a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- chopines
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- isocheim
-
noun,
a line on a map connecting points that have the same mean winter temperature.
- Irishmen
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noun,
a man born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.
- Peronism
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noun,
the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- comprise
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Idioms,
be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:
- compline
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noun,
the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.
- prolines
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- complies
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verb (used without object),
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with):
- isocline
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noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- psilocin
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noun,
a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- complier
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noun,
a person, group, etc., that complies.
- isomeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- compiles
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verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- compiler
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noun,
a person who compiles.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- primines
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- implores
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- Iphicles
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noun,
a son of Alcmene and Amphitryon, the brother of Hercules.
- corpsmen
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noun,
U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
- imprison
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verb (used with object),
to confine in or as if in a prison.
- Sleipnir
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noun,
the eight-legged horse of Odin.
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- chrismon
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noun,
Chi-Rho.
- empirics
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noun,
a person who follows an empirical method.
- cipolins
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noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- picoline
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noun,
any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- Philemon
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noun,
an Epistle written by Paul. Abbreviation: Phil.
- phreno-
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- echoism
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noun,
onomatopoeia.
- phonics
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noun,
a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- empiric
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noun,
a person who follows an empirical method.
- phonies
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noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- shipmen
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noun,
a sailor.
- Empirin
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- Elohism
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noun,
the worship of Elohim or the religious system based on such worship.
- phrenol
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- phrenic
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adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- echino-
-
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- compile
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verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- phenols
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noun,
Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phenoms
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noun,
a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy:
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- sirloin
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noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- cormels
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noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- Philem.
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- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- philos.
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- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- phloems
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noun,
the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant.
- phocine
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adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- Cremini
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noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- morphic
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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).
- crimple
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verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- Simplon
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noun,
a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- Crispin
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noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- inspire
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- polemic
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noun,
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- imperil
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verb (used with object),
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- impers.
-
- implies
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verb (used with object),
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
- implore
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- impones
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- inclips
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inshore
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adverb,
toward the shore:
- porches
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noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- hospice
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- Iphinoe
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noun,
a daughter of Antia and Proetus who was inflicted with madness for her irreverence toward the gods.
Compare Iphianassa (def 2).
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- limners
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- promise
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- prelim.
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- proline
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- prelims
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noun,
preliminary.
- isoline
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noun,
isogram.
- isoneph
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- primsie
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adjective,
prim1 (def 1).
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- plenish
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verb (used with object),
to fill up; stock; furnish.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- pinhole
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noun,
a small hole made by or as by a pin.
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Pilsner
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noun,
a pale, light lager beer.
- sclero-
-
- milreis
-
noun,
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- helico-
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- Helicon
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noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- Helprin
-
noun,
Mark, born 1947, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- pincher
-
noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- pinches
-
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- hernio-
-
- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- pismire
-
noun,
an ant.
- heroins
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- heroism
-
noun,
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine:
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- rompish
-
adjective,
given to romping; frolicsome.
- hircine
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a goat.
- merlons
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- merlins
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- merinos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- menhirs
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- rimples
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- Homeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- piscine
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- Mechlin
-
noun,
French Malines. Flemish Mechelen [mekh-uh-luh n] /ˈmɛx ə lən/ (Show IPA). a city in N Belgium.
- compels
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verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- primine
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- spermo-
-
- splenic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- choline
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- chrisom
-
noun,
chrism.
- orchils
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- Orphism
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noun,
the religious or philosophical system of the Orphic school.
- spheno-
-
- sphenic
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adjective,
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- spoiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils.
- penicil
-
noun,
a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- cipolin
-
noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- chopine
-
noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- chorine
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- chopins
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- Nichole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nichols
-
noun,
John, born 1940, U.S. novelist.
- Chromel
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- cholers
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- ceriphs
-
noun,
serif.
- Chelmno
-
noun,
a Nazi concentration camp in central Poland.
- chromes
-
noun,
chromium.
- Cheiron
-
noun,
Chiron.
- nephric
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adjective,
renal.
- spleno-
-
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- nephro-
-
- spermic
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adjective,
spermatic.
- cheiro-
-
- pencils
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- splicer
-
noun,
a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- sphero-
-
- heroic
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Orlich
-
noun,
Francisco J [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–69, Costa Rican engineer and statesman: president 1962–66.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Hermon
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- Chopin
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noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- Merops
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- chomps
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- Romish
-
adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- relish
-
noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- hiero-
-
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- inmesh
-
verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- hemins
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- scrimp
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- scler-
-
- Chron.
-
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- chrom-
-
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- minish
-
verb (used with or without object),
to diminish or lessen.
- sperm-
-
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- imper.
-
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- schorl
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a black tourmaline.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Michol
-
noun,
Michal.
- micro-
-
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- chori-
-
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- schlep
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- helio-
-
- chrism
-
noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- helic-
-
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- impels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- chole-
-
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- rhino-
-
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- impose
-
Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Chino-
-
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Richie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Richard.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- chimps
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- lopers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- Chilon
-
noun,
flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- chilo-
-
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- impish
-
adjective,
mischievous.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Chiles
-
noun,
chili.
- Rheims
-
noun,
Reims.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- Polish
-
noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- holmic
-
adjective,
of or containing the element holmium.
- homers
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- menhir
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- chlor-
-
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- holpen
-
verb,
a past participle of help.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Mensch
-
noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- Holmes
-
noun,
John Haynes [heynz] /heɪnz/ (Show IPA), 1879–1964, U.S. clergyman.
- chisel
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- holism
-
noun,
Philosophy. the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts.
Compare organicism (def 1).
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- pisci-
-
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- Hoples
-
noun,
a son of Ion.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- plench
-
noun,
a tool combining pliers and wrench: used especially by astronauts.
- chiro-
-
- pleio-
-
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- orchil
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- inclip
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- chemo-
-
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- epochs
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- morphs
-
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).
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- siphon
-
noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- phloem
-
noun,
the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- simple
-
noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- clino-
-
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- somni-
-
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- morph-
-
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- crimps
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- clomps
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- simile
-
noun,
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
Compare metaphor.
- nephr-
-
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- smirch
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- sloper
-
noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- primos
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- Perlis
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 310 sq. mi. (803 sq. km). Capital: Kangar.
- compel
-
verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- necro-
-
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- pheno-
-
- phenol
-
noun,
Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- philo-
-
- philic
-
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- phenom
-
noun,
a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy:
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- Molech
-
noun,
Moloch (defs 1, 2).
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- mohels
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- picro-
-
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- ephors
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Elohim
-
noun,
God, especially as used in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- shrimp
-
noun,
any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- mopish
-
adjective,
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- splen-
-
- phones
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- spiro-
-
- monish
-
verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- phonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- phren.
-
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Penchi
-
noun,
Benxi.
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- 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):
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- prim.
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- 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.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- omni-
-
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- prem.
-
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- lm-hr
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OIcel
-
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- OPers
-
- pomes
-
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.
- Pres.
-
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- lipo-
-
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- mohel
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- 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.
- phore
-
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- miso-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- pilch
-
noun,
an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- 30-30
-
- phile
-
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- MSPHE
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- peri-
-
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- Phil.
-
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- MSChE
-
- phon.
-
- MPers
-
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- plio-
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- meno-
-
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- mech.
-
- orch.
-
- pleo-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- mini-
-
- 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.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Mich.
-
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- 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.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- pico-
-
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- econ.
-
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- ecol.
-
- 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.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shlep
-
noun,
Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- corpn
-
- cores
-
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- corp.
-
- Corpl
-
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- crim.
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Sino-
-
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- encl.
-
- copr-
-
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- heli-
-
- semi-
-
- Helms
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- helps
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- hemi-
-
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- hemin
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- hemo-
-
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- semih
-
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- sero-
-
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- Seric
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- hemps
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- chol-
-
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- Chin.
-
- chomp
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- spec.
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- chimp
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spor-
-
- 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.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- chem.
-
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- chili
-
noun,
Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
- cine-
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- comp.
-
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- Comr.
-
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Cons.
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- coel-
-
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- 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.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- incl.
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- ileo-
-
- resp.
-
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- rhin-
-
- icons
-
- incr.
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- hosp.
-
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- incor
-
- reni-
-
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- pron.
-
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- proc.
-
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- prom.
-
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pros.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- recip
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- insp.
-
- insol
-
- insep
-
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- ilio-
-
- hier-
-
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- herp.
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- herns
-
- Holms
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- homes
-
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- 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.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- scr.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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):
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- soln
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Rom.
-
- Pen.
-
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Soni
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Sem.
-
- psec
-
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- sech
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- RCMP
-
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- sch.
-
- pro-
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- prin
-
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- OPer
-
- 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.
- prs.
-
- rel.
-
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- pre-
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- prec
-
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Pol.
-
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- shr.
-
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- phr.
-
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- 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.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- perh
-
- Rep.
-
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- 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.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- per.
-
- repl
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- SLIC
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Pers
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- PERL
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- pil-
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- sepn
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 1080
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICSH
-
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IMCO
-
- IMHO
-
- Imp.
-
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Inc.
-
- Ice.
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- 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 = .
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- ole-
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- HRIP
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hol-
-
- HOLC
-
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- hom-
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hor.
-
- 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.
- Hos.
-
- 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.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- 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.
- MCPO
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- men-
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- 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.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- lip-
-
- iso-
-
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- cml.
-
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- clep
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Col.
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Com.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coml
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CERN
-
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- chm.
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- chmn
-
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chr.
-
- chs.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- Con.
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- eso-
-
- Eph.
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Ens.
-
- esp.
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- hem-
-
- HEMP
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- her.
-
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Cor.
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Cres
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- eco-
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emp.
-
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- mes-
-
- Ire.
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- MSCP
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Mon.
-
- 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.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- NIMH
-
- min.
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- msec
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MILR
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- MIPS
-
- MSCE
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- nom.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- mol.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- nos-
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- MSHE
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Mic.
-
- mil.
-
- 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.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Neh.
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Neph
-
- 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.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- MSIE
-
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- MSPH
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- MSPE
-
- PCI
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- PCS
-
- pm.
-
- Ep.
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- PCM
-
- EPS
-
- Ps.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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).
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- SCP
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- NHL
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- NHS
-
- NHI
-
- Sp.
-
- ROP
-
- NES
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- 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.
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- ERP
-
- HMS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- se-
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- 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.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- ESR
-
- SCM
-
- sc.
-
- hr.
-
- HSM
-
- HCM
-
- HCR
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- NIH
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- pc.
-
- ose
-
- sho
-
- OCR
-
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- CIP
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- OCS
-
- cle
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ONR
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- CLI
-
- op.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Clo
-
- Oc.
-
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- cl.
-
- Sr.
-
- SPR
-
- ch.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- Om.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- OIr
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- 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.
- 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.
- CLR
-
- NSC
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eo-
-
- CPS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ROI
-
- NMR
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- EOM
-
- CPO
-
- ec-
-
- NMI
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ECM
-
- shp
-
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- OSP
-
- CPR
-
- CPM
-
- CNM
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- SLR
-
- SLP
-
- NOP
-
- CPL
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- SLE
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- CPI
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- LIM
-
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- PHS
-
- PRC
-
- MLS
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- MLR
-
- ml.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LOC
-
- IRS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- MOR
-
- IRL
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ise
-
- ish
-
- Isl
-
- 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.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- LCI
-
- LCM
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- POR
-
- MIP
-
- RCS
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- pli
-
- MCI
-
- MCP
-
- MIE
-
- PLC
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- MCR
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MSC
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEP
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- 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.
- MHR
-
- PIO
-
- 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.
- MSL
-
- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LSC
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- POM
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noun,
pommy.
- LON
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- pim
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plural,
personal information manager.
- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- lpm
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- LPN
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- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSI
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- PLO
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- LSM
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- Mc-
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- Me.
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- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Mo.
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- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
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- PLR
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- RCP
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- IRO
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- Re.
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- PhL
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- ier
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- IHP
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- IHS
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- il-
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- rhe
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ILP
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- ILS
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- MRP
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- ich
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noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- MRI
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- PhM
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- in.
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- pho
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noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- MRE
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- ine
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- INH
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- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MSE
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- MSH
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- MPH
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- Hon
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noun,
honey (def 6).
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RMC
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- MHE
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- Hoe
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noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- NEC
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- ne-
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- pes
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noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- NCO
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- rho
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- hop
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noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- MSN
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- Phi
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noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- HRE
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- MSI
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- hrs
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- ics
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- io-
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- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ILO
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- MPE
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- iph
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- RPS
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- RCN
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- IOC
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- IPS
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- ipr
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- IPO
-
- IPM
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MOS
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noun,
moment (def 1).
- ior
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- Ios
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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.
- ion
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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 = .
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NI
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- S.
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- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- N.
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- NC
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NL
-
- RP
-
- PH
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- NM
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- NH
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- SM
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- RC
-
- MH
-
- RH
-
- CE
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- RO
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- CM
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- HL
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- R.
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- ol
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- RI
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- NP
-
- SL
-
- MP
-
- RN
-
- HP
-
- LC
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LM
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- L.
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- ln
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- h.
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- O.
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- LH
-
- MN
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- IP
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LR
-
- EI
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- le
-
- M.
-
- i.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- ic
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