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runners-up
noun, the competitor, player, or team finishing in second place, as in a race, contest, or tournament.
portioners
noun, a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.
protrusion
noun, the act of protruding or the state of being protruded.
resorption
noun, the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.
nine-spot
noun, a playing card the face of which bears nine pips.
runner-up
noun, the competitor, player, or team finishing in second place, as in a race, contest, or tournament.
penurious
adjective, extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
Perotinus
noun, ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
pontonier
noun, an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
ironstone
noun, any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
retorsion
noun, retaliation or reprisal by one state identical or similar to an act by an offending state, such as high tariffs or discriminating duties.
Petronius
noun, Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (Gaius Petronius Arbiter"Arbiter Elegantiae") died a.d. 66? Roman satirist.
outrunner
noun, a person or thing that runs ahead or outside.
neuristor
noun, a microelectronic fiberlike device used in information processing.
Pretorius
noun, Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus [ahn-drees vil-hel-moo s yah-kaw-boo s] /ˈɑn dris vɪlˈhɛl mʊs yɑˈkɔ bʊs/ (Show IPA), 1799–1853, and his son Marthinus Wessels [mahr-tee-noo s ves-uh ls] /mɑrˈti nʊs ˈvɛs əls/ (Show IPA) 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa.
retrusion
noun, the act of moving a tooth backward.
eruptions
noun, an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
serotonin
noun, a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes.
prenotion
noun, a preconception.
posterior
noun, the hinder parts or rump of the body; buttocks.
portioner
noun, a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.
turquoise
noun, Also, turquois. an opaque mineral, a basic hydrous copper aluminum phosphate often containing a small amount of iron, sky-blue or greenish-blue in color, cut cabochon as a gem. Compare bone turquoise.
quinones
noun, a yellow, crystalline, cyclic unsaturated diketone, C 6 H 4 O 2 , formed by oxidizing aniline or hydroquinone: used chiefly in photography and in tanning leather.
Quintero
noun, Álvarez Quintero.
surprint
noun, something surprinted.
reprints
noun, a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
11-point
introrse
adjective, turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
unperson
noun, a public figure, especially in a totalitarian country, who, for political or ideological reasons, is not recognized or mentioned in government publications or records or in the news media.
pierrots
noun, a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
unprison
verb (used with object), to release from prison.
unquiets
noun, a state of agitation, turbulence, disturbance, etc.:
unquotes
verb (used without object), to close a quotation (often used with the word quote, which notes the opening of the quotation):
question
noun, a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
positron
noun, an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
one-spot
noun, the upward face of a die bearing one pip or a domino one half of which bears one pip.
Tourneur
noun, Cyril, 1575?–1626, English dramatist.
non-pros
verb (used with object), to adjudge (a plaintiff) in default.
Notornis
noun, a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
printers
noun, a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
Superior
noun, one superior to another.
prisoner
noun, a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
troopers
noun, a horse-cavalry soldier.
nitroso-
tournois
adjective, (of coins) minted in Tours, France:
protero-
Pointers
noun, a person or thing that points.
pruinose
adjective, covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
prurient
adjective, having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
pruritus
noun, itching.
tropines
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
ternions
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
neutrino
noun, any of the massless or nearly massless electrically neutral leptons. There is a distinct kind of neutrino associated with each of the massive leptons.
nurtures
noun, rearing, upbringing, training, education, or the like.
troponin
noun, a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
troupers
noun, an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
neutrons
noun, an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
quipster
noun, a person who frequently makes quips.
eruption
noun, an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
Sorrento
noun, a seaport in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: resort; cathedral; ancient ruins.
outpours
noun, outpouring.
sit-upon
noun, a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
sorption
noun, the state or process of being sorbed.
routines
noun, a customary or regular course of procedure.
ruptures
noun, the act of breaking or bursting:
Peronist
noun, a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
punnets
noun, a small container or basket for strawberries or other fruit.
pointes
noun, the tip of the toe.
trouser
noun, a leg of a pair of trousers.
troupes
noun, a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
punners
noun, a person who puns; punster.
tone-up
noun, an exercise for toning up one's body.
punties
noun, an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
torsion
noun, the act of twisting.
tropous
striper
noun, Military. a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes: an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
pterous
pterion
noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
neuston
noun, the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
stunner
noun, a person or thing that stuns.
ruinous
adjective, bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous:
punster
noun, a person who makes puns frequently.
trouper
noun, an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
upturns
noun, chaos or extreme disorder, as in society; an upheaval.
isotone
noun, one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
Quentin
noun, a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “fifth.”.
routine
noun, a customary or regular course of procedure.
Ironton
noun, a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
step-in
noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
irrupts
verb (used without object), to break or burst in suddenly.
step-on
adjective, made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
sterno-
onerous
adjective, burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:
isotope
noun, any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
neutron
noun, an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
pointer
noun, a person or thing that points.
pursuit
noun, the act of pursuing:
tunnies
noun, tuna1 .
pursuer
noun, a person or thing that pursues.
tune-up
noun, an adjustment, as of a motor, to improve working order or condition:
Torrens
noun, Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
Torreon
noun, a city in N Mexico.
purines
noun, a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
neutro-
tropine
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
snorter
noun, a person or thing that snorts.
pouters
noun, a person who pouts.
Tonnies
noun, Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
nonstop
noun, a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.
nonsuit
noun, a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
Preston
noun, a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
nonuser
noun, a person who does not use or partake of something, as drugs or alcoholic beverages.
presort
verb (used with object), to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
notions
noun, a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
porters
noun, a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
outpour
noun, outpouring.
potions
noun, a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
portion
noun, a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
Sunnite
noun, Sunni (def 1).
posture
noun, the relative disposition of the parts of something.
postern
noun, a back door or gate.
tonners
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
nonpros
pretors
noun, praetor.
urinous
adjective, of, pertaining to, resembling, or having the odor or qualities of urine.
enroots
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
querist
noun, a person who inquires or questions.
nurture
noun, rearing, upbringing, training, education, or the like.
pension
noun, a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
run-out
noun, the act of evading a jump or jumping outside of the limiting markers.
Pontine
adjective, of or relating to the pons.
tinners
noun, a tinsmith.
rupture
noun, the act of breaking or bursting:
Proteus
noun, Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
protein
noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
porions
noun, the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
prostie
noun, a prostitute.
nitrous
adjective, pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
outruns
verb (used with object), to run faster or farther than.
trooper
noun, a horse-cavalry soldier.
pronoun
noun, any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have very general reference, as I, you, he, this, who, what. Pronouns are sometimes formally distinguished from nouns, as in English by the existence of special objective forms, as him for he or me for I, and by nonoccurrence with an article or adjective.
triunes
noun, (initial capital letter) the Trinity.
tonsure
noun, the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
Printer
noun, a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
ironers
noun, a person or thing that irons.
stirrup
noun, a loop, ring, or other contrivance of metal, wood, leather, etc., suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider's foot.
torques
noun, a ringlike band or formation about the neck, as of feathers, hair, or integument of distinctive color or appearance; a collar.
reposit
verb (used with object), to put back; replace.
riposte
noun, a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
interns
noun, a person who is or has been interned; internee.
toreros
noun, a bullfighter, especially a matador.
petrous
adjective, Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
riotous
adjective, (of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.
tenuous
adjective, thin or slender in form, as a thread.
Reunion
noun, the act of uniting again.
intens.
euripus
noun, a strait, especially one in which the flow of water is violent.
insurer
noun, a person or company that contracts to indemnify another in the event of loss or damage; underwriter.
pinners
noun, a person or thing that pins.
returns
noun, the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
operons
noun, a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
reports
noun, an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
Pierrot
noun, a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
tenpins
noun, (used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
tension
noun, the act of stretching or straining.
reprint
noun, a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
sporont
noun, (in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
soutenu
adjective, performed in a carefully sustained manner.
unquote
verb (used without object), to close a quotation (often used with the word quote, which notes the opening of the quotation):
inquest
noun, a legal or judicial inquiry, usually before a jury, especially an investigation made by a coroner into the cause of a death.
untunes
verb (used with object), to render or cause to become out of tune:
unquiet
noun, a state of agitation, turbulence, disturbance, etc.:
inpours
verb (used with or without object), to pour in.
uproots
verb (used with object), to pull out by or as if by the roots:
Orontes
noun, a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
re-sort
verb (used with object), to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
roquets
noun, an act or instance of roqueting.
opsonin
noun, a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
Soutine
noun, Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
sporter
noun, a person or thing that sports, as a participant in a sport.
uniques
noun, the embodiment of unique characteristics; the only specimen of a given kind:
orpines
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
spinner
noun, a person or thing that spins.
turnups
noun, something that is turned up or that turns up.
quinone
noun, a yellow, crystalline, cyclic unsaturated diketone, C 6 H 4 O 2 , formed by oxidizing aniline or hydroquinone: used chiefly in photography and in tanning leather.
rooters
noun, a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
ronions
noun, ronyon.
rouster
noun, roustabout (def 1).
Turners
noun, a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
routers
noun, any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
torpors
noun, sluggish inactivity or inertia.
ionones
noun, a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
quintes
noun, the fifth of eight defensive positions.
uprouse
verb (used with object), to rouse up; arouse; awake.
roister
verb (used without object), to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
piteous
adjective, evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:
ternion
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
inturns
noun, an inward turn or curve around an axis or fixed point.
rooster
noun, the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
unspent
adjective, not spent or used, as money.
erosion
noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
introns
noun, a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
piquets
noun, a card game played by two persons with a pack of 32 cards, the cards from deuces to sixes being excluded.
questor
noun, quaestor.
perrons
noun, an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
intones
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
unroots
verb (used with object), to uproot.
quietus
noun, a finishing stroke; anything that effectually ends or settles:
Superi
plural noun, (in ancient Rome) the gods.
outrun
verb (used with object), to run faster or farther than.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
porion
noun, the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
Perron
noun, an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
super-
Petros
noun, Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
petro-
Porter
noun, a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
porous
adjective, full of pores.
pennis
Perrin
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
tennis
noun, a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
poiser
noun, a person or thing that poises.
tenpin
noun, (used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
points
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
piques
noun, a feeling of irritation or resentment, as from a wound to pride or self-esteem:
piquet
noun, a card game played by two persons with a pack of 32 cards, the cards from deuces to sixes being excluded.
tenons
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
Piston
noun, a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
pintos
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
pitons
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
suture
noun, Surgery. a joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some similar process. a particular method of doing this. one of the stitches or fastenings employed.
pernor
noun, a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
Terris
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
Piutes
noun, Paiute.
pointe
noun, the tip of the toe.
poison
noun, a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
Pinter
noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
tenson
noun, a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
supine
noun, (in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
tip-on
noun, tip1 (def 4).
pooris
noun, a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
tenuis
noun, an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
Pontus
noun, an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
ponies
noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
Poitou
noun, a region and former province in W France.
tinner
noun, a tinsmith.
pernio
noun, chilblain.
Pinero
noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
pinner
noun, a person or thing that pins.
pinots
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
tie-up
noun, a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
Pequot
noun, a member of a powerful tribe of Algonquian-speaking Indians of Connecticut that was essentially destroyed in the Pequot War.
person
noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
quints
noun, an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
poseur
noun, a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
sporo-
roques
noun, a form of croquet played on a clay or hard-surface court surrounded by a low wall off which the balls may be played.
rooter
noun, a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
spinet
noun, a small upright piano.
Ronnie
noun, a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
ronion
noun, ronyon.
spinor
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
spinto
adjective, having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
spiro-
risque
adjective, daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off-color:
ripens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
return
noun, the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
roster
noun, a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
retro-
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
resort
noun, a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
reruns
noun, the act of rerunning.
repros
noun, Informal. reproduction (def 3).
sprent
adjective, sprinkled.
repots
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
report
noun, an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
sprier
adjective, a comparative of spry.
sprint
noun, a short race at full speed.
roquet
noun, an act or instance of roqueting.
souter
noun, a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
Renoir
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
Rustin
noun, Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
set-up
noun, Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
sequin
noun, a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
septi-
sennit
noun, a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
sit-up
noun, an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
rutins
noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
Ruston
noun, a city in N Louisiana.
Rupert
noun, Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
rotors
noun, Electricity. a rotating member of a machine. Compare stator (def 1).
runout
noun, Machinery. the gradual termination of a groove on the body of an object not ending there, as the upper termination of a flute in a twist drill. Also called back clearance. a space in a depressed area of an object into which a machine tool or grinding wheel may safely enter at the end of a pass or operation.
run-on
noun, run-on matter.
runner
noun, a person, animal, or thing that runs, especially as a racer.
run-in
noun, a quarrel; argument.
sonnet
noun, Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
Sooner
noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
routes
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
router
noun, any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
rouens
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
Renton
noun, a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
sprite
noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
poster
noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
pronto
adverb, promptly; quickly.
pteron
noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
ptero-
stupor
noun, suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
prunes
noun, a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
Proust
noun, Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
Proton
noun, a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
proto-
protei
noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
prosit
interjection, (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
proser
noun, a person who talks or writes in prose.
prison
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
puisne
noun, an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
priors
noun, Informal. a prior conviction.
prints
noun, the state of being printed.
Priest
noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
priers
noun, a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
pretor
noun, praetor.
presto
noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
suitor
noun, a man who courts or woos a woman.
pouter
noun, a person who pouts.
Potosi
noun, a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
potion
noun, a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
stripe
noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
Strine
noun, Australian English.
renins
noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
quinte
noun, the fifth of eight defensive positions.
sprout
noun, a shoot of a plant.
spruit
noun, (in southern Africa) a small stream.
squint
noun, an act or instance of squinting.
Squire
noun, (in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
quotes
noun, a quotation.
squirt
noun, the act of squirting.
quoits
noun, quoits, (used with a singular verb) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
quoins
noun, an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
quirts
noun, a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.
quires
noun, a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
quint-
punner
noun, a person who puns; punster.
quino-
quiets
noun, freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.:
querns
noun, a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain.
steno-
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
put-on
noun, an act or instance of putting someone on.
stoper
noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
pursue
verb (used with object), to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
purser
noun, an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.
purine
noun, a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
punnet
noun, a small container or basket for strawberries or other fruit.
ouster
noun, expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
pinons
noun, Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
sinner
noun, a person who sins; transgressor.
Norton
noun, Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
unpins
verb (used with object), to remove pins from.
notion
noun, a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
triers
noun, a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
inpour
verb (used with or without object), to pour in.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
unpens
verb (used with object), to release from confinement.
Norris
noun, Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
unrest
noun, lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
instep
noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
instr.
insure
verb (used with object), to guarantee against loss or harm.
unites
noun, a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
unrent
adjective, not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
nurser
noun, a person, animal, or thing that nurses.
tripes
noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
torpor
noun, sluggish inactivity or inertia.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
erupts
verb (used with object), to release violently; burst forth with: Synonyms: vent.
Torino
noun, Turin.
untune
verb (used with object), to render or cause to become out of tune:
untrue
adjective, not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
torose
adjective, Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
esprit
noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
unsure
adjective, not certain or confident:
unripe
adjective, not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
torque
noun, Mechanics. something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation; the moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation.
unstop
verb (used with object), to remove the stopper from:
Onions
noun, Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
unstep
verb (used with object), to lift from its step, as a mast.
one-up
adverb, Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
unroot
verb (used with object), to uproot.
unrips
verb (used with object), to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
no-one
pronoun, no person; not anyone; nobody:
inter.
uprise
noun, an act of rising up.
Turner
noun, a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
unique
noun, the embodiment of unique characteristics; the only specimen of a given kind:
Turpin
noun, Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
turnup
noun, something that is turned up or that turns up.
neuron
noun, Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
neuro-
turnip
noun, the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
tropo-
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
unison
noun, coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
troupe
noun, a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
turion
noun, a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
Nernst
noun, Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
ironer
noun, a person or thing that irons.
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.
irrupt
verb (used without object), to break or burst in suddenly.
tuques
noun, a heavy stocking cap worn in Canada.
tuners
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
tropes
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
ionone
noun, a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
intern
noun, a person who is or has been interned; internee.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
nonets
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
tripos
noun, (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
Triune
noun, (initial capital letter) the Trinity.
intone
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
intro.
intron
noun, a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
intros
noun, an introduction.
inurns
verb (used with object), to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
inturn
noun, an inward turn or curve around an axis or fixed point.
nitro-
nitres
noun, niter.
inures
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
nitons
noun, (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
troops
noun, an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
Nistru
noun, Romanian name of Dniester.
torero
noun, a bullfighter, especially a matador.
isopor
noun, an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
uproot
verb (used with object), to pull out by or as if by the roots:
uptorn
verb, past participle of uptear.
otiose
adjective, being at leisure; idle; indolent.
osteo-
uterus
noun, the enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain mammals.
utero-
urino-
equips
verb (used with object), to furnish or provide with whatever is needed for use or for any undertaking; fit out, as a ship or army:
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
Ennius
noun, Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
upturn
noun, chaos or extreme disorder, as in society; an upheaval.
U-turn
noun, a U -shaped turn made by a vehicle so as to head in the opposite direction from its original course.
ennuis
noun, a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
enroot
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
orison
noun, a prayer.
urines
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
Epirus
noun, an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
orpine
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
topers
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
ursine
adjective, of or relating to a bear or bears.
option
noun, the power or right of choosing.
usurer
noun, a person who lends money and charges interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawful rate; moneylender.
opines
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
tonnes
noun, metric ton.
eroto-
toques
noun, a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.
tonner
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
uprose
noun, an act of rising up.
operon
noun, a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
inure
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
quoin
noun, an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
rutin
noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
quoit
noun, quoits, (used with a singular verb) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
intr.
sruti
noun, the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
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.
quot.
snoop
noun, an act or instance of snooping.
quote
noun, a quotation.
stipe
noun, Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
ennui
noun, a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
tuque
noun, a heavy stocking cap worn in Canada.
spurn
noun, disdainful rejection.
stipo
noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
reni-
stoop
noun, the act or an instance of stooping.
Tupis
noun, a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
ento-
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
stirp
noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
renin
noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
unite
noun, a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
spurt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
sprue
noun, Metallurgy. an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold. the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
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.
snoot
noun, Slang. the nose.
runts
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
quits
noun, any of various small tropical birds.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
ster.
Quito
noun, a city in and the capital of Ecuador, in the N part. 9348 feet (2849 meters) above sea level.
sero-
Union
noun, the act of uniting two or more things.
usurp
verb (used with object), to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right:
quin-
Sinon
noun, a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
step-
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
quiet
noun, freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.:
Sino-
seti-
Turin
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
quest
noun, a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something:
ques.
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.
Sept.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
quite
adverb, completely, wholly, or entirely:
sirup
noun, any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
quern
noun, a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain.
30-30
Ennis
noun, a town in N Texas.
quirt
noun, a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.
sito-
inurn
verb (used with object), to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
setup
noun, organization; arrangement.
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.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
quire
noun, a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
quipu
noun, a device consisting of a cord with knotted strings of various colors attached, used by the ancient Peruvians for recording events, keeping accounts, etc.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
quips
noun, a clever or witty remark or comment.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
Unit.
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.
ruins
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
runes
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
spirt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
ronin
noun, a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
estop
verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
roups
noun, any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
upset
noun, an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
spire
noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
unset
adjective, not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
rouse
noun, a rousing.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
riser
noun, a person who rises, especially from bed:
spite
noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
spoon
noun, a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
roust
verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
Upton
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
route
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
Spoor
noun, a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
roues
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
Rouen
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
etuis
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
Roque
noun, a form of croquet played on a clay or hard-surface court surrounded by a low wall off which the balls may be played.
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.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
spent
verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
spier
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
erupt
verb (used with object), to release violently; burst forth with: Synonyms: vent.
rotor
noun, Electricity. a rotating member of a machine. Compare stator (def 1).
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.
Ronne
noun, a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
spine
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
rooti
noun, rooty2 .
Espoo
noun, a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
rotos
noun, rotogravure.
Roost
noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
Roose
verb (used with or without object), praise.
untie
verb (used with object), to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
spor-
sprit
noun, a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
snout
noun, the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
rept.
urine
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
sopor
noun, Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
repro
noun, Informal. reproduction (def 3).
unpen
verb (used with object), to release from confinement.
insep
Epist
Epis.
rerun
noun, the act of rerunning.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
repot
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
insp.
repos
noun, a repurchase agreement.
inst.
erron
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
spout
noun, a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
input
noun, something that is put in.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
inept
adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
stope
noun, any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
unrip
verb (used with object), to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
re-up
verb (used with or without object), to reenlist.
Euro-
euros
noun, wallaroo.
Eurus
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the east wind.
equip
verb (used with object), to furnish or provide with whatever is needed for use or for any undertaking; fit out, as a ship or army:
equi-
sport
noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
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.
restr
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
unpin
verb (used with object), to remove pins from.
resp.
Inner
adjective, situated within or farther within; interior:
Inonu
noun, Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
routs
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
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.
tunes
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
penis
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
pones
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
torus
noun, Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
Torun
noun, a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
torso
noun, the trunk of the human body.
poise
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
Purus
noun, a river in NW central South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 2000 miles (3200 km) long.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
Penn.
nuque
noun, the back of the neck.
Point
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
onion
noun, a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
poet.
Piute
noun, Paiute.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
piton
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
Oruro
noun, a city in W Bolivia: a former capital, over 12,000 feet (3660 meters) high.
onto-
piste
noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
Nurse
noun, a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
Supt.
teno-
Port.
poser
noun, a person who poses.
Posen
noun, German name of Poznań.
sunup
noun, sunrise, especially the time of sunrise.
toons
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
Porto
noun, Portuguese name of Oporto.
noso-
tries
noun, plural of try.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
noto-
poons
noun, any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
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):
Trier
noun, a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
Notus
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
tious
pores
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
touse
noun, a commotion; rumpus.
Tours
noun, a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
Toure
noun, Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
poori
noun, a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
Tenn.
pirns
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
posit
noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
Orion
noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
topos
noun, a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
topo-
topis
noun, topee.
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.
petri
petr-
petos
noun, wahoo3 .
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
pesto
noun, a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
peri-
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
terr.
orris
noun, an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
Orrin
noun, a male given name.
Terri
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
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).
pert.
topes
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
opto-
opsin
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
tenon
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
opens
noun, an open or clear space.
toros
noun, a bull.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
pique
noun, a feeling of irritation or resentment, as from a wound to pride or self-esteem:
pious
adjective, having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
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.
TORES
noun, a torus.
Pinto
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
Orton
noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
Pinot
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
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.
toper
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
Pinon
noun, Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
peons
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Orson
noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
Pines
noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
OPers
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
tiers
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
toque
noun, a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
ports
noun, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
puris
noun, poori.
trope
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
stour
noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
tuner
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
trop-
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
niton
noun, (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
Prot.
post-
Outer
adjective, situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
nitr-
prost
interjection, prosit.
nitre
noun, niter.
prose
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
pros.
troop
noun, an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
pron.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
suint
noun, the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
tonus
noun, a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
Truro
noun, a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
tono-
neons
noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
Nepos
noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
strip
noun, a striptease.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
strop
noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
neur-
neut.
punts
noun, Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick.
stupe
noun, two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
oste-
nines
noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
Prus.
Ninos
noun, boy; child.
prunt
noun, a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
Ninus
noun, the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
prune
noun, a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
stoup
noun, a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
prius
noun, a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
outre
adjective, passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
non-U
adjective, not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
prest
noun, a loan.
Pres.
noons
noun, midday.
noose
noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
pouts
noun, the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
tripe
noun, the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
TUNIS
noun, a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
pours
noun, the act of pouring.
Sunni
noun, Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law. Compare Shiʿite.
potus
noun, (in prescriptions) a drink.
tonne
noun, metric ton.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Norns
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
pret.
no-no
noun, anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
nonet
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
prise
noun, leverage.
purrs
noun, the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
Prior
noun, Informal. a prior conviction.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
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.
trois
noun, the number 3.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
Purse
noun, a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
print
noun, the state of being printed.
outen
verb (used with object), to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
ourie
adjective, shabby; dingy.
nones
noun, the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
prier
noun, a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
suite
noun, a number of things forming a series or set.
Strep
noun, streptococcus.
Uris
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Utes
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
toon
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
USPO
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
tion
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
situ
noun, in situ.
sipe
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
top-
uro-
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
tope
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
urus
noun, the aurochs.
Uru.
user
noun, a person or thing that uses.
Tupi
noun, a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
SPUR
noun, a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
supr
tri-
supe
noun, a supernumerary.
SPOT
noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
SPQR
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
sunn
noun, a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
suit
noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
spue
noun, something that is spewed; vomit.
spun
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
tron
sur-
Ste.
suet
noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
uni-
stun
noun, the act of stunning.
Tues
tuis
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
tune
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
str.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
tups
noun, Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
tuns
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
stop
noun, the act of stopping.
Tour
noun, a traveling around from place to place.
sure
Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
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.
Sour
noun, something that is sour.
Soni
topi
noun, topee.
soon
Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
Soot
noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
uret
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
ter.
TOPS
noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
soup
noun, a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
Tore
noun, a torus.
spit
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
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.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
upon
noun, an upward movement; ascent.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
toro
noun, a bull.
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
unto
preposition, to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
ten.
Surt
noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
Torr
noun, a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
tonn
1080
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
inns
noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
puts
noun, a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
ins.
purs
purr
noun, the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
Puri
noun, poori.
pure
adjective, free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
Nino
noun, boy; child.
Punt
noun, Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick.
Pune
noun, a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
oto-
puir
adjective, poor.
int.
pts.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Otoe
noun, Oto.
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 = .
Nine
noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
Peru
noun, Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
Prut
noun, a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
ESOP
noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
esp.
Esq.
opus
noun, a musical composition.
quos
est.
Niue
noun, an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
quor
quit
noun, any of various small tropical birds.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
quip
noun, a clever or witty remark or comment.
Que.
oro-
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
qto.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
etui
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Eur.
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
peso
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
pets
noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
outs
noun, a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
Pest
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
Ire.
neon
noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
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.
neo-
pise
noun, rammed earth.
Pet.
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
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.
PETN
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
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.
iso-
pint
noun, a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
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.
peto
noun, wahoo3 .
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
pies
noun, plural of pi2 .
out-
pons
noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
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.
pour
noun, the act of pouring.
prs.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
pro-
prin
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
pre-
ours
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
pout
noun, the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
pot.
oust
verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
pose
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
Ouse
noun, Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
pos.
porn
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
ious
poor
noun, (used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
poon
noun, any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
eso-
opts
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
Pers
onus
noun, a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
rune
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
Ens.
ruin
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
rues
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
noon
noun, midday.
Ont.
eous
runt
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
none
noun, nones1 .
epi-
epit
EPOS
noun, an epic.
non-
rpt.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
OOPS
interjection, (used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
o-os
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
runs
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
Rus.
ROUS
noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Pen.
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
nous
noun, Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
sepn
noun
noun, any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group. See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase. Synonyms: substantive, name.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
not-
Ruse
noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
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.
nos-
Norn
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
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.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Nor.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
Rust
noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
rout
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
Oost
noun, Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
per.
reps
noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
OPer
Reus
noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
errs
verb (used without object), to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
req.
opes
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
roup
noun, any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
repr
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
Rep.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
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.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
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.
RIPS
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
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.
roue
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
roto
noun, rotogravure.
Roti
noun, roast.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
rort
noun, a rowdy, usually drunken party.
eqpt
rit.
Root
noun, a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
'roo
noun, kangaroo.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
open
noun, an open or clear space.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
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.
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
TSP
Tu.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
TSI
NNE
Tpr
tr.
NOP
Tro
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
NNP
NUT
noun, a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
TSE
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
NES
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
trp
ne-
tue
ior
tui
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
EPT
Ep.
Uri
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
EPS
ure
ur-
UPU
eq.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
UPS
noun, an upward movement; ascent.
ERP
err
verb (used without object), to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
ERS
noun, ervil.
UPI
up-
urn
noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
ESR
EIS
Utu
noun, the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.
uts
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
uti
eo-
UTE
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
eir
usu
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
USR
en-
USP
USO
USN
USE
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
ERT
ESU
tun
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
IPO
ipr
IPS
Ir.
IRO
IRS
ise
Une
ISR
tup
noun, Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
ist
ite
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
IUS
UIT
IOU
ETO
ier
uns
ETR
ETS
eu-
ITU
io-
in.
IOT
ine
INN
noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
unp
UNO
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
TPI
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
TPN
oui
adverb, noun, yes.
NPR
St.
STI
QRP
qrs
plural, farthing.
QSO
qtr
qu.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
QNP
Sr.
Re.
Sq.
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
RPS
spt
qr.
plural, farthing.
QIS
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
PSE
suq
noun, suk.
POR
Sup
noun, a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
SUN
noun, (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
Sui
noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
Sue
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
qt.
PST
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
Stu
noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
pun
noun, the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
STP
pus
noun, a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
put
noun, a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
SPR
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
run
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
rut
noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
So.
Sp.
SRO
se-
SEI
noun, sei whale.
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
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.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
seq
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).
SNU
Rue
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
RNR
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROI
ROP
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
Sou
noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
RPO
RTS
RPQ
Rs.
SOP
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
RSE
rt.
rte
Soo
noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
UUT
piu
adverb, more:
oon
Pr.
OIt
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONI
Tiu
noun, an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
ONR
ons
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
oo-
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
o-o
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
OOT
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
our
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
OTS
ote
ot-
too
Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
OPS
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
OSP
OSO
ose
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Orr
noun, Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
prn
Ps.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
pis
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
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:
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
NSU
TES
noun, ti1 .
Nun
noun, a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
nr.
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.
PTO
NUS
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
Npt
op.
pt.
OEO
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
OIr
PIO
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
EI
SN
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
NU
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
S.
UT
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
RU
O.
OE
noun, oy2 .
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
RQ
RP
NP
T1
TE
noun, ti1 .
IP
U.
UI
TP
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
PU
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
N.
Q.
QE
NI
QN
QP
RO
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
OU
noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
t.
RN
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.
RI
R.
IQ
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
TN
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
PQ
i.
SU
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