Anagrams of nonparametric
Word nonparametric has
1889 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of nonparametric.
- reparation
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noun,
the making of amends for wrong or injury done:
- cartonnier
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noun,
an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.
- Praetorian
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noun,
a person having the rank of praetor or ex-praetor.
- Pomeranian
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noun,
one of a breed of small dogs having long, straight hair, erect ears, and a tail carried over the back.
- importance
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noun,
the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- near-point
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noun,
the point nearest the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is at a maximum.
- maceration
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noun,
the act or process of macerating.
- cramp-iron
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noun,
a piece of iron with bent ends for holding together building stones or the like.
- crematoria
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noun,
a crematory.
- pre-Incan
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adjective,
of or relating to the period preceding the Incan empire in Peru.
- intercrop
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noun,
a crop plant growing between plants of a different crop.
- emanation
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noun,
an act or instance of emanating.
- pancreat-
-
- Princeton
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noun,
a borough in central New Jersey: battle 1777.
- Americano
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noun,
a cocktail made with bitters, sweet vermouth, and soda water.
- ametropia
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noun,
faulty refraction of light rays by the eye, as in astigmatism or myopia.
- copartner
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noun,
a partner or associate, as in a business.
- preatomic
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adjective,
of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- protamine
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noun,
any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- mercaptan
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noun,
any of a class of sulfur-containing compounds having the type formula RSH, in which R represents a radical, and having an extremely offensive, garlicky odor.
- tarriance
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noun,
delay.
- anamniote
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noun,
any of the vertebrates of the group Anamnia (Anamniota), comprising the cyclostomes, fishes, and amphibians, characterized by the absence of an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- manticore
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noun,
a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- cornerman
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noun,
Basketball. a forward.
- prominent
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adjective,
standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable:
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- procreant
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adjective,
procreating or generating:
- monacetin
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noun,
acetin.
- narration
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noun,
something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
- Carnation
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noun,
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- incarnate
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adjective,
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form:
- Pomerania
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noun,
a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.
- Ermanaric
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noun,
a fourth-century ruler in the Black Sea area: probably identical with Jormunrek.
- Connemara
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noun,
a mountainous region in County Galway, W Ireland, on the Atlantic coast.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- imperator
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noun,
an absolute or supreme ruler.
- Comintern
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noun,
Third International.
- Armorican
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noun,
a native of Armorica.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- repairman
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
- Armenian
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noun,
a native of Armenia.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- American
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noun,
a citizen of the United States of America.
- nominate
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- caproate
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noun,
a salt or ester of caproic acid.
- Minorcan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Minorca.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- impacter
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noun,
a person or thing that impacts.
- macaroni
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- aromatic
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noun,
a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- pro-rata
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adverb,
in proportion; according to a certain rate.
- 11-point
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- cremator
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noun,
a person who cremates.
- Anacreon
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noun,
c570–c480 b.c, Greek writer, especially of love poems and drinking songs.
- ornament
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noun,
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
- arterio-
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- parament
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noun,
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- antinome
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noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- orpiment
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- Rotarian
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noun,
a member of a Rotary Club.
- pair-oar
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noun,
a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.
- intercom
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noun,
an intercommunication system.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- Capetian
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noun,
a member of this dynasty.
- animator
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noun,
a person or thing that animates.
- ptomaine
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noun,
any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- iron-man
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noun,
a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- Romanian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Romania.
- inerrant
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adjective,
free from error; infallible.
- reimport
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verb (used with object),
to import back into the country of exportation.
- Armorica
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noun,
an ancient region in NW France, corresponding generally to Brittany.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- trimaran
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noun,
a vessel similar to a catamaran but having three separate hulls.
- mericarp
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noun,
one of the carpels of a schizocarp.
- contemp.
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- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Mantinea
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noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, in Arcadia: battles 362 b.c., 223 b.c.
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- marocain
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noun,
a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- Marianne
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noun,
the French Republic, personified as a woman.
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- man-trap
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noun,
an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- Maricopa
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
- copremia
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noun,
poisoning due to the presence of fecal matter in the blood.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Mercator
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noun,
Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
- Cinerama
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- trainmen
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noun,
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- metanoia
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noun,
a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion.
- Cimarron
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noun,
bighorn.
- trainman
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noun,
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- compania
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noun,
company.
- pentomic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterizing the organization of an army division into five groups, each with supporting units, geared to maneuver in keeping with the requirements of atomic warfare.
- Marciano
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noun,
Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- tornaria
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- terrapin
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- Martinon
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- contra-
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- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- porrect
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adjective,
extending horizontally; projecting.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- contemn
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- compar.
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- armoire
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- compare
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noun,
comparison:
- compart
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verb (used with object),
to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- pinnace
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noun,
a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- remnant
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noun,
a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- arteri-
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- Pimento
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noun,
pimiento.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- rampart
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noun,
Fortification.
a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet.
such an elevation together with the parapet.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- CAPTAIN
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noun,
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- centimo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- primero
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noun,
a card game fashionable in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- peacoat
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noun,
pea jacket.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- carport
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noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- crampon
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noun,
a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- Cranmer
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noun,
Thomas, 1489–1556, first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury: leader in the English Protestant Reformation in England.
- craniom
-
- cranio-
-
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- rampant
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adjective,
violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- emanant
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adjective,
emanating or issuing from or as if from a source.
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- ramenta
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noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- pannier
-
noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- Camorra
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noun,
a secret society of Naples, Italy, first publicly known about 1820, that developed into a powerful political organization and was later associated with blackmail, robbery, etc., until its destruction in 1911.
- potamic
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adjective,
of or relating to rivers.
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- Campion
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- pareira
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noun,
the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- centri-
-
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- cantina
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- cerato-
-
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- centro-
-
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- Pontian
-
noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- Monacan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Monaco.
- narrate
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- Nanaimo
-
noun,
a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the SE part of Vancouver Island.
- tapioca
-
noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- Manteca
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noun,
a town in central California.
- animate
-
adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- animato
-
adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- tapeman
-
noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- narcoma
-
noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- aerator
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- aeonian
-
adjective,
eternal; everlasting.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Maranon
-
noun,
a river in Peru, flowing N and then E, joining the Ucayali to form the Amazon. 1000 miles (1600 km) long.
- tampion
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- amentia
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- tamarin
-
noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- marcato
-
adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- actino-
-
- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- antero-
-
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- manrope
-
noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Marcion
-
noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- meropia
-
noun,
partial blindness.
- America
-
noun,
United States.
- maintop
-
noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- Amen-Ra
-
noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- aminate
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verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- metopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the forehead; frontal.
- amirate
-
noun,
emirate.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- macaron
-
noun,
a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
- tin-pan
-
adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- airport
-
noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- Minorca
-
noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Amorite
-
noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- moneran
-
noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- anaemic
-
adjective,
anemic.
- mannite
-
noun,
mannitol.
- anatine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- Montana
-
noun,
Joseph, Jr ("Joe") born 1956, U.S. football player.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- montane
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Tampico
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- Marrano
-
noun,
a Spanish or Portuguese Jew who was converted to Christianity during the late Middle Ages, usually under threat of death or persecution, especially one who continued to adhere to Judaism in secret.
- Romanic
-
noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- ape-man
-
noun,
a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
- Romania
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- Mariner
-
noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- apteria
-
noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- apomict
-
noun,
an organism produced by apomixis.
- Nicaean
-
adjective,
Nicene.
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- Riemann
-
noun,
Georg Friedrich Bernhard [gey-awrk free-drikh bern-hahrt] /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1826–66, German mathematician.
- Menorca
-
noun,
Minorca.
- nemato-
-
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- nematic
-
adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- reprint
-
noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- Martina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- mention
-
noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- acnemia
-
noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- Marconi
-
noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- Mannar
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Indian Ocean, bounded by W Sri Lanka, the chain of shoals that comprise Adam's Bridge, and S India.
- manner
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- penta-
-
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Penman
-
noun,
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- Marron
-
noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- matri-
-
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- contr.
-
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- petro-
-
- contin
-
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- picro-
-
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Perron
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- Perrin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- pernor
-
noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- metro-
-
- nemat-
-
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- incorr
-
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- nepman
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- encamp
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
-
- inter.
-
- optime
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Norman
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- nocti-
-
- iatro-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- IMPACT
-
noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- nitro-
-
- 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.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- imper.
-
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- import
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- patri-
-
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- macro-
-
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- micro-
-
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- Cromer
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Evelyn Baring.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- Parcae
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- intra-
-
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- intro.
-
- Panoan
-
noun,
a family of South American Indian languages spoken in Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- 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.
- panto-
-
- paramo
-
noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- narco-
-
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- parica
-
noun,
a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- cteno-
-
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- mortar
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- termor
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- caeoma
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- amino-
-
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- 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.
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- ptero-
-
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Cannae
-
noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- canape
-
noun,
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- recti-
-
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- retro-
-
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Aparri
-
noun,
a seaport on N Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- romper
-
noun,
a person or thing that romps.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- remora
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- anemo-
-
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- tremor
-
noun,
involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- carrom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- actin-
-
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- pricer
-
noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- aceto-
-
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- centr-
-
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catnap
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- aeron.
-
- cerat-
-
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- cirro-
-
- primer
-
noun,
an elementary book for teaching children to read.
- carpo-
-
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Carnap
-
noun,
Rudolf P. 1891–1970, U.S. philosopher, born in Germany.
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- pomace
-
noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- topmen
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- captan
-
noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- centi-
-
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Mont.
-
- 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.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- temp.
-
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- 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.
- matr-
-
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- NAACP
-
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- nano-
-
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terr.
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- metr-
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- meta-
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- mero-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- tonia
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- meno-
-
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Tenn.
-
- term.
-
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- pron.
-
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- prom.
-
- proc.
-
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- 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.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Penn.
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- pant-
-
- para-
-
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Prot.
-
- pari-
-
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- part.
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- prae-
-
- Port.
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- poet.
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pico-
-
- peri-
-
- peta-
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- prim.
-
- 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).
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- pert.
-
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prem.
-
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- petri
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pret.
-
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- nona-
-
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- rept.
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- 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.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- noct-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- octa-
-
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rcpt.
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- recip
-
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- omni-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- rect.
-
- recpt
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Recit
-
- reni-
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ation
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- atmo-
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Capt.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- erron
-
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Apoc.
-
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Iran.
-
- intr.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- areo-
-
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Conn.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crit.
-
- econ.
-
- corpn
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- corr.
-
- corp.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Comr.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cero-
-
- cata-
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- cine-
-
- ecto-
-
- comp.
-
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cert.
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- anon.
-
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Amer.
-
- acpt.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- aemia
-
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- acro-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- 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.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- amin-
-
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- AMORC
-
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- anat.
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- manna
-
noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- acet-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- aeri-
-
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Annam
-
noun,
a former kingdom and French protectorate along the E coast of French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- 30-30
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- aero-
-
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- annot
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- anim.
-
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- pot.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- prin
-
- Ceto
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- prec
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 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.
- aet.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- pre-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- top-
-
- CERN
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- aer-
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- cen.
-
- tonn
-
- cat.
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- cir.
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Cor.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- acea
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- AARP
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- tri-
-
- Pet.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tRNA
-
- Cort
-
- tron
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- cit.
-
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cmon
-
- 1080
-
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- pnea
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- 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.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- acr-
-
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- Com.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- rit.
-
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Arm.
-
- ten.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- 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.
- amt.
-
- Rep.
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ance
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repr
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rpt.
-
- ann.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- ANPA
-
- ano-
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- apo-
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- RONA
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Can.
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- RCMP
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- cap.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- tion
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- AIME
-
- Aire
-
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- 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.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- atm.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- art.
-
- arr.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- amp.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ter.
-
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- 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.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- 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.
- IMCO
-
- Imp.
-
- NOAA
-
- inae
-
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- NCAA
-
- NCTE
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- int.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Ice.
-
- nom.
-
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- Oct.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NTIA
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- OAPC
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- IAEA
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- ICAO
-
- non-
-
- IATA
-
- iana
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- not-
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Man.
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- met.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- men-
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MCPO
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- ment
-
- Mar.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- MEPA
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- MOpt
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- 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.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mRNA
-
- Ire.
-
- NACA
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Mac-
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- enc.
-
- pam.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pct.
-
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- epi-
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- emia
-
- Pan.
-
- crat
-
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- ctr.
-
- ect-
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- eco-
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- par.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- OPer
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- opia
-
- Pen.
-
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- Emp.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- epit
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Ont.
-
- EMR
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ONI
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ipr
-
- ANC
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- TCA
-
- ECM
-
- MOI
-
- ECA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Mo.
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- NCO
-
- RPO
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- PIO
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- NAA
-
- MPA
-
- 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.
- RPM
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- MOR
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Ir.
-
- eir
-
- rt.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- IRO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- IRC
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- ONR
-
- AME
-
- Tpr
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEP
-
- ACP
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TPN
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- PCM
-
- PCI
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mao
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CPA
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- mi.
-
- Tro
-
- CPO
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- MCI
-
- AIA
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- MCP
-
- CPI
-
- Ar.
-
- MCR
-
- AAE
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- AAM
-
- AAP
-
- Aar
-
- CPM
-
- CRP
-
- ae.
-
- AMC
-
- 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.
- 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:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- EAM
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- MIT
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- MAA
-
- TIA
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ea.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MIE
-
- AEA
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- CRT
-
- AEC
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- eo-
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- EOM
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TMO
-
- AIC
-
- IPO
-
- AOA
-
- ROP
-
- cr.
-
- RCA
-
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Co.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Ep.
-
- cp.
-
- ct.
-
- PRA
-
- Ia.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- io-
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- CAA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CAI
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- EPA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ot-
-
- NOC
-
- POR
-
- CIE
-
- at.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ATA
-
- ier
-
- EMT
-
- OTA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- REA
-
- en-
-
- CIA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ATP
-
- NOP
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NPR
-
- CIM
-
- Om.
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- ERT
-
- OEM
-
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- OIt
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OPM
-
- EPT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- CEA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OPA
-
- OCR
-
- ETO
-
- Npt
-
- RMA
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- Oc.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- OAP
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- PRC
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ETR
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ATC
-
- trp
-
- NEA
-
- ROA
-
- RNR
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- RNA
-
- RMC
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- prn
-
- ne-
-
- CNO
-
- POA
-
- NNP
-
- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NEC
-
- CNM
-
- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ine
-
- Pr.
-
- POC
-
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- CMA
-
- API
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abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- aor
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- IPM
-
- APA
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noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- IPA
-
- PIT
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noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- APC
-
- APE
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noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- PAC
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noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- IOT
-
- PTO
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- PMT
-
- ior
-
- pt.
-
- ROI
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- ARA
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noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- CNN
-
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Pa.
-
- NIM
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noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- pc.
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ote
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- CPR
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- NIA
-
- in.
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- ARP
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noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- POM
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noun,
pommy.
- pm.
-
- NNE
-
- CIP
-
- ARE
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noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ret
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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.
- RP
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- M.
-
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- MP
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NM
-
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MN
-
- IP
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- EI
-
- ic
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TN
-
- i.
-
- CM
-
- TM
-
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- CE
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TC
-
- NI
-
- OA
-
- RO
-
- TP
-
- RN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RI
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- N.
-
- RC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- NC
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.