Anagrams of orpiments
Word orpiments has
875 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of orpiments.
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- 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.
- Peronism
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noun,
the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- 11-point
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- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- rimstone
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noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- pimentos
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noun,
pimiento.
- tropines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- nepotism
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noun,
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
- imprest
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- impers.
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- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- impones
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- promise
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- optimes
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- sterno-
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- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- monster
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noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- norites
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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.
- spermo-
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- 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.
- tropism
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noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- Pimento
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noun,
pimiento.
- postmen
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- 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.
- trompes
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- imports
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- ptero-
-
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- irones
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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.
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- metro-
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- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- remits
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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.
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Merton
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noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- tempos
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noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- petro-
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- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- Merops
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- 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.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- norite
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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.
- septi-
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- sermon
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noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- sperm-
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- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- spiro-
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- simper
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- somni-
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- somite
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- nitro-
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- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- miters
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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.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- optime
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- Mister
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- steno-
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- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- monies
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noun,
a plural of money.
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- topmen
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noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- emptor
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noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- trompe
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- pitmen
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- proems
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noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- 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.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- 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.
- tripes
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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.
- eonism
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- impost
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noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- impose
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Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- import
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- impone
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- imper.
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- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- instr.
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- intro.
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- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- tropes
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- Empson
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noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- inter.
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- tromps
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verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- romps
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noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- omers
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noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- prime
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- ropes
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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.
- omni-
-
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- semi-
-
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- prim.
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- omits
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verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- onset
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noun,
a beginning or start:
- pones
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- rosin
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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.
- Sept.
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- notes
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Noemi
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noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Nimes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Sino-
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- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- post-
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- posit
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Simon
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noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Seton
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- seti-
-
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- sero-
-
- poser
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noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
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noun,
German name of Poznań.
- nomes
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noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- pret.
-
- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Port.
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- 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):
- Norse
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- senor
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Primo
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pomes
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noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- proem
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noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- peri-
-
- pirns
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- peris
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noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- reins
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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.
- prom.
-
- Prome
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noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- pions
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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.
- perms
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noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Peron
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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).
- 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.
- pert.
-
- remit
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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.
- Reims
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noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- pesto
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noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Pinto
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- petos
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- petr-
-
- petri
-
- pron.
-
- Pinot
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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.
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Prot.
-
- Piers
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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.
- prost
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interjection,
prosit.
- prone
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noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- penis
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- prims
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noun,
privet.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- opens
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noun,
an open or clear space.
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- OPers
-
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- poise
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- riots
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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.
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- pros.
-
- print
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- poet.
-
- rimes
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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).
- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- ornes
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- reni-
-
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- 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.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- resp.
-
- oste-
-
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rept.
-
- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repos
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- nerts
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interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- meno-
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- temp.
-
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- term.
-
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- 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.
- times
-
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.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- 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).
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- 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.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stome
-
- 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.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- mero-
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- 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.
- ento-
-
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- 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.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- 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.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- intr.
-
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Mont.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spor-
-
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- 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.
- MPers
-
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- MSEnt
-
- Pres.
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- sito-
-
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- prem.
-
- mites
-
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.
- miso-
-
- step-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ster.
-
- 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.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- 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.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- top-
-
- tri-
-
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- prin
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- tron
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SMTP
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Soni
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- pro-
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ter.
-
- prs.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- pts.
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- 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.
- str.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rom.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rep.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- sepn
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- tion
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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).
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Sem.
-
- rpt.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 1080
-
- pre-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Nor.
-
- iso-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ins.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Ont.
-
- Imp.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- Ire.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- 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.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- 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 = .
- 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.
- men-
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MSIE
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- 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.
- 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.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- MOpt
-
- 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.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- MSPE
-
- MIPS
-
- ment
-
- 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.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- 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.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- met.
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- pot.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Mon.
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- per.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Pen.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- epit
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pers
-
- epi-
-
- Emp.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- eso-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- 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.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- 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):
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- esp.
-
- pos.
-
- 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.
- est.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- mi.
-
- STP
-
- EMR
-
- Sr.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- spt
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- eo-
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MIT
-
- trp
-
- STI
-
- eir
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- TSE
-
- MIP
-
- EIS
-
- TSP
-
- STM
-
- TSI
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MIE
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- EOM
-
- St.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- MEP
-
- TPM
-
- IPM
-
- 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.
- TMO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ior
-
- ERP
-
- 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 = .
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- ipr
-
- 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.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ine
-
- in.
-
- ERT
-
- ier
-
- io-
-
- ESR
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- EMT
-
- ite
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- en-
-
- Tro
-
- 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.
- Mo.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Me.
-
- Ep.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ist
-
- Ir.
-
- ISR
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EPS
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- EPT
-
- IRO
-
- 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.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- mtn
-
- MOI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OPM
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ROI
-
- OSP
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 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.
- ROP
-
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- OEM
-
- op.
-
- SPR
-
- RPM
-
- RPO
-
- nr.
-
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- RSE
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- POR
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PMT
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- PIO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- 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:
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Re.
-
- ote
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RPS
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- pm.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- OTS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Rs.
-
- 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.
- rt.
-
- Mt.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- 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.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- rte
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ne-
-
- MTS
-
- MTP
-
- MTO
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- MTI
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MRP
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPE
-
- 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.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NOP
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- S.
-
- IP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TM
-
- NM
-
- t.
-
- MN
-
- SM
-
- i.
-
- O.
-
- RP
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- T1
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- R.
-
- 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.
- NI
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- RO
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SN
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- TP
-
- NP
-
- N.
-
- RI
-
- M.
-
- MP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .