Anagrams of opportunisms
Word opportunisms has
919 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of opportunisms.
- opportunism
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noun,
the policy or practice, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles.
- propositus
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noun,
Law. the person from whom a line of descent is derived on a genealogical table.
- pourpoint
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noun,
a stuffed and quilted doublet worn by men from the 14th to 17th centuries.
- monstrous
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adverb,
extremely; exceedingly; very.
- sorptions
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- positrons
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- proptosis
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noun,
the forward displacement of an organ.
- positron
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- supports
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noun,
the act or an instance of supporting.
- tournois
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adjective,
(of coins) minted in Tours, France:
- topspins
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noun,
a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward.
- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- tourisms
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noun,
the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
- nitroso-
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- monitors
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noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- protiums
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noun,
the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen. Symbol: H 1.
- 11-point
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- nostrums
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noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- timorous
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adjective,
full of fear; fearful:
- tropisms
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noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- no-trump
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noun,
the declaration to play a no-trump contract.
- utopisms
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noun,
utopianism.
- pronotum
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- sunrooms
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noun,
a room designed to admit a large amount of sunlight; sun parlor or sun porch.
- impostor
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noun,
a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
- sit-upon
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noun,
a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- torsions
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- tompions
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noun,
tampion.
- unstops
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verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- soursop
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noun,
the large, dark-green, slightly acid, pulpy fruit of a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, of the annona family.
- missout
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noun,
(in the game of craps) a losing throw of the dice.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- sponsor
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noun,
a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- orisons
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noun,
a prayer.
- sporont
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noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- topspin
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noun,
a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward.
- spinous
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adjective,
covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- sporous
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- potions
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- stupors
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- moutons
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noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- motions
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- sistrum
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noun,
an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken.
- sunroom
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noun,
a room designed to admit a large amount of sunlight; sun parlor or sun porch.
- Simpson
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noun,
James Young, 1811–70, Scottish professor of obstetrics and obstetrician: pioneer in use of ether and chloroform as anesthetics.
- Morison
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noun,
Samuel Eliot, 1887–1976, U.S. historian.
- morions
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- sunspot
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noun,
one of the relatively dark patches that appear periodically on the surface of the sun and affect terrestrial magnetism and certain other terrestrial phenomena.
- Orosius
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noun,
Paulus [paw-luh s] /ˈpɔ ləs/ (Show IPA), flourished 5th century a.d, Spanish theologian and historian.
- Poussin
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noun,
Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1594–1655, French painter.
- osmious
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its lower valences.
- support
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noun,
the act or an instance of supporting.
- monitor
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noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- tourism
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noun,
the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- unmoors
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verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- riotous
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adjective,
(of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.
- unroots
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verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- tropism
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noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- nostrum
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noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- pompous
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adjective,
characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance:
- Stimson
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noun,
Henry L(ewis) 1867–1950, U.S. statesman: secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45; secretary of state 1929–33.
- Protium
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noun,
the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen. Symbol: H 1.
- tropous
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- stomous
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- poisons
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- inpours
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- prisons
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- trismus
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noun,
a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.
- ominous
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adjective,
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
- imposts
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noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- prompts
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noun,
Commerce.
a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note)
the contract setting the time limit.
- imports
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- utopism
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noun,
utopianism.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- opossum
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noun,
a prehensile-tailed marsupial, Didelphis virginiana, of the eastern U.S., the female having an abdominal pouch in which its young are carried: noted for the habit of feigning death when in danger.
- pompons
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noun,
pompom2 (def 1).
- Tompion
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noun,
tampion.
- purisms
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- sprouts
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- uproots
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verb (used with object),
to pull out by or as if by the roots:
- sprints
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Primus
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noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- prompt
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noun,
Commerce.
a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note)
the contract setting the time limit.
- turnip
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noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- Turpin
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noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- tropo-
-
- Nippur
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noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city in SE Iraq: partially excavated.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- nip-up
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noun,
a calisthenic routine or gymnastic move of springing to one's feet from a supine position.
- motion
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- put-on
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noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- troops
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noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- Mouton
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noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- mourns
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- mounts
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noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Simons
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noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- tsuris
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noun,
trouble; woe.
- Tromso
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noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- motors
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noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- opsins
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- tromps
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verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- turion
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noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Ruston
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- promos
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noun,
promotion (def 5).
- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- rosins
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Timour
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noun,
Tamerlane.
- primps
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verb (used with object),
to dress or adorn with care.
- orison
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noun,
a prayer.
- roosts
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noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- opiums
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noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- ptosis
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noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- rousts
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- Proust
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- Proton
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noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- tumors
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noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- proto-
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- purism
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- trumps
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noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- nitro-
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- option
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noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- truism
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noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- troppo
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adverb,
too much; excessively.
- Russo-
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- Rustin
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noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- numis.
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- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- posits
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- ostium
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- upspin
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noun,
a sudden, upward, spiraling movement, trend, etc.:
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- spurns
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noun,
disdainful rejection.
- urino-
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- spruit
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noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- uptorn
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verb,
past participle of uptear.
- sprout
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- sprits
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noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- isopor
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noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Pontus
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noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- uproot
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verb (used with object),
to pull out by or as if by the roots:
- stupor
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- upmost
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adjective,
uppermost.
- spouts
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noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- sports
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noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- Potosi
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noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- sporo-
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- pooris
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- spoors
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noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spurts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- stumps
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noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- porion
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- poison
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- stoups
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noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- storms
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noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- import
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- impost
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noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Stoops
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noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- inpour
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- stomps
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noun,
stamp (def 14).
- pinups
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noun,
a large photograph, as of a sexually attractive person, suitable for pinning on a wall.
- Poitou
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noun,
a region and former province in W France.
- instr.
-
- stirps
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noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- stipos
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noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- intro.
-
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- stours
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- pompon
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noun,
pompom2 (def 1).
- strops
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noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- strums
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noun,
the act of strumming.
- spoons
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noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- unstop
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verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- pronto
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adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- snorts
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noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- somni-
-
- snoots
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noun,
Slang. the nose.
- mop-up
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noun,
the act, process, or an instance of mopping up; completion of an operation or action.
- snoops
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noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- Somnus
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noun,
the ancient Roman god of sleep, a son of Night and brother of Death.
- morion
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- spirts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- unmoor
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verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- suints
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noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- possum
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noun,
opossum.
- Moroni
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noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- morons
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- sopors
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noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Morton
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noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- tossup
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noun,
the tossing of a coin to decide something by its fall.
- spiro-
-
- sit-up
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noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- porous
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adjective,
full of pores.
- sirups
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noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- unroot
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verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- torsos
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noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- misrun
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noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- unrips
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verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- potion
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- pron.
-
- proms
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noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poss.
-
- pours
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noun,
the act of pouring.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- post-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- prim.
-
- 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.
- prims
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noun,
privet.
- poori
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- PRISM
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noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- porns
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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):
- primp
-
verb (used with object),
to dress or adorn with care.
- Port.
-
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- poops
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- prius
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noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- topo-
-
- prom.
-
- promo
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noun,
promotion (def 5).
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pomps
-
noun,
stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence.
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- stour
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- prop.
-
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- spoom
-
noun,
a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
- spits
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noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- suint
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noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- sorus
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noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- soots
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- spor-
-
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- stums
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- Smuts
-
noun,
Jan Christiaan [Dutch yahn kris-tee-ahn] /Dutch yɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, South African statesman and general: prime minister 1919–24, 1939–48.
- sito-
-
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- tono-
-
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- tious
-
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- Pupin
-
noun,
Michael Idvorsky [id-vawr-skee] /ɪdˈvɔr ski/ (Show IPA), 1858–1935, U.S. inventor, physicist, and author, born in Hungary.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- pumps
-
noun,
an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Prus.
-
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- Prot.
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- pros.
-
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- sumos
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- sumps
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- Sino-
-
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- supp.
-
- rusts
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Supt.
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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).
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Pomos
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- musts
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- nomo-
-
- nitr-
-
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- noso-
-
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- MOTOS
-
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- noto-
-
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- onium
-
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- opium
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- onto-
-
- 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.
- omni-
-
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- trop-
-
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- opto-
-
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- Ipsus
-
noun,
an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.
- intr.
-
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- 30-30
-
- miso-
-
- Miss.
-
- mosso
-
adjective,
rapid; fast.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Unit.
-
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Mont.
-
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- mono-
-
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- MNurs
-
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- opsis
-
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- ORuss
-
- osmo-
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- 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.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- pinup
-
noun,
a large photograph, as of a sexually attractive person, suitable for pinning on a wall.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- pimps
-
noun,
a person, especially a man, who solicits customers for a prostitute or a brothel, usually in return for a share of the earnings; pander; procurer.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- pop-
-
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- prin
-
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Soni
-
- uni-
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- 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.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Poop
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- Mon.
-
- MOpt
-
- pimp
-
noun,
a person, especially a man, who solicits customers for a prostitute or a brothel, usually in return for a share of the earnings; pander; procurer.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- pos.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- out-
-
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- 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):
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- SMTP
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- 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.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uro-
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- USIS
-
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- ious
-
- USPO
-
- str.
-
- USPS
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- iso-
-
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- 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.
- mis-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- MIPS
-
- pomp
-
noun,
stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence.
- ISSN
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- min.
-
- 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.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- spp.
-
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- mout
-
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- MSTS
-
- purs
-
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pts.
-
- nos-
-
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- Pump
-
noun,
an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Nor.
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- oto-
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- rit.
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Rom.
-
- tron
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opp.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- pro-
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- oro-
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Ont.
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- osis
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- top-
-
- prs.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- tri-
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- not-
-
- tion
-
- 1080
-
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- mus.
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- 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.
- pot.
-
- rpt.
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sur-
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- mun.
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- supr
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Rus.
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- UNO
-
- Tpr
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- USP
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- unp
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- STP
-
- Tu.
-
- Tro
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- USR
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- UIT
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- uti
-
- USS
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USM
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TPM
-
- TSI
-
- uns
-
- TSP
-
- TPN
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- up-
-
- UPI
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- 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.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- trp
-
- Sus
-
- ur-
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- UMT
-
- TPI
-
- TSS
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- 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.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- TMO
-
- tr.
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- STM
-
- NMI
-
- NUM
-
- NSU
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- NOP
-
- NMU
-
- NMR
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- op.
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- MUP
-
- MTS
-
- MTP
-
- MTO
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OIr
-
- MTI
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTS
-
- STI
-
- OSS
-
- OSP
-
- OSO
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPM
-
- OIt
-
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Om.
-
- mtn
-
- Mt.
-
- pp.
-
- IPO
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPM
-
- ium
-
- IOU
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- MST
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MRP
-
- MRI
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOR
-
- 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.
- MOI
-
- Mo.
-
- MNS
-
- MIT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIP
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- 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.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- pm.
-
- ot-
-
- Pr.
-
- RTS
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- rt.
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- RSS
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- prn
-
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- RPS
-
- Sr.
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSN
-
- SSM
-
- SSI
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- spt
-
- SMS
-
- SPS
-
- SPR
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SNU
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- prp
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- PTP
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PMT
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- PSS
-
- PPI
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- PPT
-
- PPS
-
- ppr
-
- POR
-
- PPM
-
- PUP
-
noun,
a young dog; puppy.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PTO
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TP
-
- IP
-
- SU
-
- 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.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- i.
-
- SN
-
- TM
-
- M.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NP
-
- NI
-
- N.
-
- NM
-
- TN
-
- RO
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RP
-
- RI
-
- R.
-
- T1
-
- MP
-
- U.
-
- t.
-
- UI
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RU
-
- O.
-
- S.
-
- SM
-
- MN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RN
-
- PU
-