Anagrams of paintbrushes
Word paintbrushes has
2306 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of paintbrushes.
- paintbrush
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noun,
a brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or one used in painting pictures.
- pinasters
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- sustainer
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noun,
a person or thing that sustains.
- urbanites
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noun,
a resident of a city or urban community.
- absinthes
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noun,
a green, aromatic liqueur that is 68 percent alcohol, is made with wormwood and other herbs, and has a bitter, licorice flavor: now banned in most Western countries.
- burnishes
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noun,
gloss; brightness; luster:
- hebraists
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noun,
a person versed in the Hebrew language.
- braunites
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noun,
an ore of manganese, 3Mn 2 O 3 ⋅MnSiO 3 .
- prussiate
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noun,
a ferricyanide or ferrocyanide.
- thespians
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a tragedian; an actor or actress.
- tarnishes
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noun,
a tarnished coating.
- breastpin
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noun,
a pin worn on the breast or at the throat; brooch.
- tranships
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verb (used with or without object),
transship.
- transship
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verb (used with object),
to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
- supinates
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verb (used with object),
to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- sharp-set
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adjective,
eager to satisfy the appetite, especially for food.
- perianths
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noun,
the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- sunbathes
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verb (used without object),
to take a sunbath.
- urbanists
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in urban planning.
- heparins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- senarius
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noun,
a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
- sunbathe
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verb (used without object),
to take a sunbath.
- suberins
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noun,
a waxlike, fatty substance, occurring in cork cell walls and in or between other cells, that on alkaline hydrolysis yields chiefly suberic acid.
- Hebraist
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noun,
a person versed in the Hebrew language.
- serbians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- turbines
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noun,
any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as a fluid passing through and entirely filling a housing around the rotor.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- saunters
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- shanties
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noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- Sthenias
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- braunite
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noun,
an ore of manganese, 3Mn 2 O 3 ⋅MnSiO 3 .
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- unearths
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verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- anuresis
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noun,
retention of urine in the bladder.
- harpists
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noun,
a person who plays the harp, especially professionally.
- stearins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Antiphus
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Trojan ally, the son of Talaemenes and a nymph.
- steapsin
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noun,
the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- sunbaths
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noun,
deliberate exposure of the body to the direct rays of the sun or a sunlamp.
- tranship
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verb (used with or without object),
transship.
- Nishapur
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noun,
a town in NE Iran: the birthplace of Omar Khayyám.
- bassinet
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noun,
a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- banishes
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verb (used with object),
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile:
- banister
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noun,
a baluster.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Rasputin
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noun,
Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
- inrushes
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noun,
a rushing or pouring in.
- bustiers
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noun,
a woman's close-fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse.
- Thespian
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a tragedian; an actor or actress.
- basinets
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- Thespius
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noun,
the founder of the city of Thespiae and the father, by Megamede, of 50 daughters, all of whom bore sons to Hercules.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- Ruthenia
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noun,
a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- hiatuses
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noun,
a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
- puritans
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noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- huntress
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noun,
a woman who hunts.
- punsters
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noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- punishes
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verb (used with object),
to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault:
- Behistun
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noun,
a ruined town in W Iran: site of a cliff that bears on its face a cuneiform inscription in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian that provided a key for the decipherment of cuneiform in other languages.
- puissant
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adjective,
powerful; mighty; potent.
- bepaints
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verb (used with object),
to cover or smear with paint.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- traipses
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Prussian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Prussia.
- hipsters
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noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- anthesis
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noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- supinate
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verb (used with object),
to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- starship
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noun,
a spaceship designed for intergalactic travel.
- Bas-Rhin
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noun,
a department in NE France. 1848 sq. mi. (4785 sq. km). Capital: Strasbourg.
- parishes
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noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- unstraps
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verb (used with object),
to take off or slacken the strap of.
- ushabtis
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noun,
shawabti.
- burthens
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noun, verb (used with object),
burden1 .
- sheitans
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- pastries
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- airbuses
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- upraises
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- urbanite
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noun,
a resident of a city or urban community.
- habitues
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noun,
a frequent or habitual visitor to a place:
- sinuates
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- Urbanist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in urban planning.
- pasterns
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- spinster
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- upstairs
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noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
- absinthe
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noun,
a green, aromatic liqueur that is 68 percent alcohol, is made with wormwood and other herbs, and has a bitter, licorice flavor: now banned in most Western countries.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- abstruse
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adjective,
hard to understand; recondite; esoteric:
- persians
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- spirants
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- petunias
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- shea-nut
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noun,
the seed of the shea tree and the source of shea butter.
- Phaestus
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noun,
Phaistos.
- anestrus
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noun,
(of a female mammal) the interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of heat or rut.
- sharpens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sharp or sharper.
- perianth
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noun,
the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- bearish
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adjective,
like a bear; rough, burly, or clumsy.
- butanes
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
- banters
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noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Hunters
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noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- beat-up
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noun,
the warpwise count of tufts of pile in the warp of carpets.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- tephras
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noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- sustain
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verb (used with object),
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- suspire
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verb (used with object),
to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.
- busters
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noun,
a person who breaks up something:
- spathes
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noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- hit-run
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adjective,
hit-and-run (defs 1, 2, 4).
- insures
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- Rhetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- Bepaint
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verb (used with object),
to cover or smear with paint.
- terbias
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- sapiens
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- hirsute
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adjective,
hairy; shaggy.
- surbase
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noun,
a molding above a base, as that immediately above a baseboard, the crowning molding of a pedestal, etc.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- sabines
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- bushers
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noun,
bush leaguer (def 1).
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Bushire
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noun,
a seaport in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf.
- Spanish
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noun,
the Spanish people collectively.
- rubasse
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noun,
a variety of bright-red rock crystal.
- barites
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- basinet
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noun,
a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.
Compare great basinet.
- burthen
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noun, verb (used with object),
burden1 .
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- tarnish
-
noun,
a tarnished coating.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- spinets
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- Bassein
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noun,
a city in SW Burma, near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.
- insteps
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- rupiahs
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noun,
an aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Indonesia, equal to 100 sen. Abbreviation: Rp.
- Barents
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noun,
Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- basters
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noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- Russian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Russia.
- Iapetus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- burnish
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noun,
gloss; brightness; luster:
- Hussite
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noun,
a member of the religious reformist and nationalistic movement initiated by John Huss in Bohemia in the late 14th century.
- bathers
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noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- burnets
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.
- Hussein
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noun,
Also, Hosein, Husain. (al-Husayn) a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
- shut-in
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noun,
a person confined by infirmity or disease to the house, a hospital, etc.
- supines
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noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- habitue
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noun,
a frequent or habitual visitor to a place:
- shiatsu
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noun,
a Japanese massage technique that includes the use of acupressure.
- sherpas
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noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- hatpins
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noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- braises
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- hastens
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- brashes
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noun,
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- brutish
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adjective,
brutal; cruel.
- brassie
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noun,
a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.
- Sheitan
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- sthenia
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- brushes
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noun,
an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
- shantis
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noun,
peace.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- breasts
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- shapers
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noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- breaths
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noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- 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.
- habitus
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noun,
the physical characteristics of a person, especially appearance and constitution as related to disease.
- brunets
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noun,
a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
- harpist
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noun,
a person who plays the harp, especially professionally.
- Harpies
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- Harness
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noun,
the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
Compare yoke1 (def 1).
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- shastri
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noun,
Lal Bahadur [lahl bah-hah-doo r] /lɑl bɑˈhɑ dʊər/ (Show IPA), 1904–66, Indian statesman: prime minister 1964–66.
- bruises
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noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- sharpie
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noun,
sharper.
- haptens
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noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- hausens
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noun,
beluga (def 1).
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- hipster
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noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- sauries
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noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Erastus
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noun,
Thomas [tom-uh s;; German toh-mahs] /ˈtɒm əs;; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.
- spireas
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- berthas
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noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- sharpen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sharp or sharper.
- Shubert
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noun,
Lee (Levi Shubert) 1875–1953, and his brothers Sam S. 1876–1905, and Jacob J. 1880–1963, U.S. theatrical managers.
- sprains
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- BSTrans
-
- bestirs
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verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- sunrise
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noun,
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- sunbath
-
noun,
deliberate exposure of the body to the direct rays of the sun or a sunlamp.
- Hessian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- hernias
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- stripes
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Herisau
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Appenzell Ausser Rhoden, in NE Switzerland.
- sprints
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Hepburn
-
noun,
Audrey, 1929–93, U.S. actress, born in Belgium.
- estrins
-
noun,
estrone.
- subnets
-
noun,
the abstraction, in topology, of a subsequence.
- heparin
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- suberin
-
noun,
a waxlike, fatty substance, occurring in cork cell walls and in or between other cells, that on alkaline hydrolysis yields chiefly suberic acid.
- henbits
-
noun,
a common weed, Lamium amplexicaule, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers.
- sprites
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- shiners
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noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- bisters
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noun,
bistre.
- bistres
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noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- seraphs
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noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- inphase
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adjective,
having the same phase.
- bustier
-
noun,
a woman's close-fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse.
- upbeats
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noun,
an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat.
- priests
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- unships
-
verb (used with object),
to put or take off from a ship, as persons or goods.
- unsteps
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verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- trashes
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- unstrap
-
verb (used with object),
to take off or slacken the strap of.
- Petunia
-
noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- upbears
-
verb (used with object),
to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.
- transp.
-
- Niebuhr
-
noun,
Barthold Georg [bahr-tawlt gey-awrk] /ˈbɑr tɔlt geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1776–1831, German historian.
- Prussia
-
noun,
a former state in N Europe: became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire; formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1947.
- aspires
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- ptisans
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- puisnes
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- Nerthus
-
noun,
goddess of fertility, described by Tacitus in his Germania: later appeared in Scandinavian mythology as the god Njord.
- tipburn
-
noun,
a disease of lettuce, potatoes, and other plants, characterized by browning of the tips and edges of the leaves, resulting from any of several environmental factors, as excessive heat and humidity.
- upraise
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- uprises
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- pasters
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- punster
-
noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- punties
-
noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- upstair
-
noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
- uptears
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- unseats
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- purines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- pissant
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- pansies
-
noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Panther
-
noun,
the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- aphesis
-
noun,
the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the formation of the word slant from aslant.
- Piraeus
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- unearth
-
verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- phrenia
-
- unhairs
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- phrases
-
noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- tribune
-
noun,
a person who upholds or defends the rights of the people.
- arpents
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- nutrias
-
noun,
the coypu.
- paresis
-
noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- Phineus
-
noun,
a brother of Cepheus who was not brave enough to rescue his betrothed Andromeda from a sea monster and who was eventually turned to stone.
- triunes
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- Antibes
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
- Phineas
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “serpent's mouth or oracle.”.
- arshins
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- anthers
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- praises
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- unrests
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- Pasteur
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- turbine
-
noun,
any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as a fluid passing through and entirely filling a housing around the rotor.
- Puritan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- Tharsis
-
noun,
Tarshish.
- therian
-
noun,
a therian animal.
- persist
-
verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- Thespis
-
noun,
flourished 6th century b.c, Greek poet.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- aurists
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- ushabti
-
noun,
shawabti.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Persius
-
noun,
(Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- thenars
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- patsies
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- issuant
-
adjective,
Heraldry. (of a beast) represented with the body erect and only the forepart visible:
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- absents
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- Pasture
-
noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pasties
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- threaps
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- reships
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- pushers
-
noun,
a person or thing that pushes.
- petasus
-
noun,
a broad-brimmed hat worn by ancient Greek travelers and hunters, often represented in art as a winged hat worn by Hermes or Mercury.
- Thapsus
-
noun,
an ancient town on the coast of Tunisia: decisive victory of Caesar 46 b.c.
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- hapten
-
noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Sharpe
-
noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Harbin
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
- Parish
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- snaths
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- phrase
-
noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Shaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- pauses
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- shapes
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- phren.
-
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- butane
-
noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
- spahis
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- snipes
-
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.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- shapen
-
adjective,
having a designated shape (usually used in combination):
- shares
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- hanses
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- shirts
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- estrus
-
noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- shnaps
-
noun,
schnapps.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- spathe
-
noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- shunts
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- phasis
-
noun,
a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.
- pashes
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Sharps
-
noun,
a single-shot, lever-action breechloader rifle patented in the U.S. in 1848 and adopted by the U.S. military in the 1850s.
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Phases
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- sirups
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Shebat
-
noun,
Shevat.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- patri-
-
- Habiru
-
noun,
a nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature: possibly the early Hebrews.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- Shensi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sherpa
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- shines
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Hussar
-
noun,
(originally) one of a body of Hungarian light cavalry formed during the 15th century.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rupiah
-
noun,
an aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Indonesia, equal to 100 sen. Abbreviation: Rp.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- rushes
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- russet
-
noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- Russia
-
noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- pushes
-
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- pusher
-
noun,
a person or thing that pushes.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- purses
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Husain
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- rubies
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- sabins
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- hursts
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sabirs
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Hunter
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- nephr-
-
- sabres
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- sahibs
-
noun,
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- hubris
-
noun,
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
- Hubert
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “mind” and “bright.”.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- instr.
-
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- Rhesus
-
noun,
a macaque, Macaca mulatta, of India, used in experimental medicine.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- intra-
-
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- inter.
-
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- rehabs
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- rebuts
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- inrush
-
noun,
a rushing or pouring in.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Rubens
-
noun,
Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- punish
-
verb (used with object),
to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault:
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- nurses
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- henbit
-
noun,
a common weed, Lamium amplexicaule, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers.
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- septi-
-
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- seraph
-
noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- hausen
-
noun,
beluga (def 1).
- haunts
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- hatpin
-
noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Shansi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- nubias
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- hepat-
-
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Sanusi
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- prutah
-
noun,
a former aluminum coin of Israel, the thousandth part of a pound.
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- hiatus
-
noun,
a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
- hepta-
-
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Presb.
-
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- pishes
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- penta-
-
- austr-
-
- berths
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- suints
-
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.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- suites
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Bhutan
-
noun,
a kingdom in the Himalayas, NE of India: foreign affairs under Indian jurisdiction. About 19,300 sq. mi. (50,000 sq. km). Capital: Thimphu.
- sunset
-
noun,
the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- super-
-
- superb
-
adjective,
admirably fine or excellent; extremely good:
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- supers
-
noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- bestir
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- Besant
-
noun,
bezant.
- Bertha
-
noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- supra-
-
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Berith
-
noun,
Brith.
- surahs
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Susian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- ashpit
-
noun,
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Beirut
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- beauts
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- sutras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- subset
-
noun,
a set that is a part of a larger set.
- beasts
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- bitser
-
noun,
a mongrel dog.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- brains
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Brahui
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic people of Baluchistan.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Straus
-
noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- tubers
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- biuret
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
- biters
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- subsea
-
adjective,
occurring, working, etc., under the sea or ocean:
- tsuris
-
noun,
trouble; woe.
- stupas
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- bistre
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- bister
-
noun,
bistre.
- Bissau
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guinea-Bissau, in the W part.
- births
-
noun,
an act or instance of being born:
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- birses
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- stupes
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- subers
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- subnet
-
noun,
the abstraction, in topology, of a subsequence.
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- subpar
-
adjective,
below an average, usual, or normal level, quality, or the like; below par:
- aspens
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- trans.
-
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- thrips
-
noun,
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- banish
-
verb (used with object),
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile:
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- Thisbe
-
noun,
Pyramus and Thisbe.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- barit.
-
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Thess.
-
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- bahuts
-
noun,
a medieval French chest for household goods, originally small and portable.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- Thurs.
-
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- bastes
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- tanbur
-
noun,
tambura.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- bathes
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- bather
-
noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- tissue
-
noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- Asshur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Assiut
-
noun,
Asyut.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- Basset
-
noun,
one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- basnet
-
noun,
basinet.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Buster
-
noun,
a person who breaks up something:
- bashes
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- Tarsus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of the proximal segment of the foot; the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus, contributing to the construction of the ankle joint.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- brants
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- arsen-
-
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- unship
-
verb (used with object),
to put or take off from a ship, as persons or goods.
- Spears
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- spurts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- unhasp
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen the hasp of.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- anuses
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- unhair
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Ushant
-
noun,
an island off the NW coast of France: naval battles 1778, 1794. 4½ miles (7 km) long.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- spurns
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- unbars
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- burses
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- bursas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sprits
-
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.
- absent
-
adjective,
not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
- urbane
-
adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- abrupt
-
adjective,
sudden or unexpected:
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- sprues
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- sprats
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- spruit
-
noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- bursts
-
noun,
an act or instance of bursting.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- brunts
-
noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Ussher
-
noun,
James, 1581–1656, Irish prelate and scholar.
- upbear
-
verb (used with object),
to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.
- airbus
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- busher
-
noun,
bush leaguer (def 1).
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- bushes
-
noun,
a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- busies
-
adjective,
actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime:
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- brents
-
noun,
brant.
- turban
-
noun,
a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- upsets
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- burans
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- Buriat
-
noun,
Buryat.
- breath
-
noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- breast
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- buries
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- turnip
-
noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- Tursha
-
noun,
an ancient people of the Mediterranean region, variously identified with the Lydians, Etruscans, or Trojans.
- burins
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- upbeat
-
noun,
an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat.
- ushers
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- tussah
-
noun,
a tan silk from India.
Compare Shantung (def 2a).
- brunet
-
noun,
a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- tushie
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Brunei
-
noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- Burnet
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.
- usneas
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- bruits
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- bruise
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- bruins
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- tushes
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- staphs
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- Bruant
-
noun,
Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- 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.
- petr-
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- USPHS
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Ushas
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- peri-
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- peta-
-
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- puses
-
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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Uriah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Urias [yoo-rahy-uh s] /yʊˈraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- pert.
-
- uran-
-
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- PharB
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- prae-
-
- prahu
-
noun,
proa.
- 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.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- unhip
-
adjective,
ill-informed about or unsympathetic to current fads or trends.
- Unit.
-
- 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.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- tubi-
-
- 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.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- tubas
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- tubes
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- phane
-
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- Prus.
-
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pubes
-
noun,
the lower part of the abdomen, especially the region between the right and left iliac regions.
- pubis
-
noun,
that part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Pres.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- Pheba
-
noun,
a female day name for Friday.
See under day name.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- pret.
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- treas
-
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- Shaun
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Sheba
-
noun,
Queen of, the queen who visited Solomon to test his wisdom. I Kings 10:1–13.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stabs
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Srta.
-
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- seti-
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- step-
-
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- 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.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- snaps
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- 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.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- spies
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- snubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of snubbing.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- 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.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- shpt.
-
- shrub
-
noun,
a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- shuns
-
- shunt
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Shute
-
noun,
Nevil (Nevil Shute Norway) 1899–1960, British novelist and aeronautical engineer.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- shuts
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sines
-
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.
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- Sept.
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- rhin-
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- tera-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tears
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rhet.
-
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reni-
-
- 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.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- rept.
-
- Repub
-
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- surah
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- Supt.
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sushi
-
noun,
cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish, and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi)
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sebi-
-
- subst
-
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Sans.
-
- 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.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- ruths
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- 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.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- sanit
-
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- Sahib
-
noun,
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- 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.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Bantu
-
noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- BSRet
-
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- baith
-
adjective, pronoun,
both.
- naut.
-
- BSPHN
-
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- buhrs
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- hier-
-
- bahut
-
noun,
a medieval French chest for household goods, originally small and portable.
- bahts
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- bunts
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- basts
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Nabis
-
- hist.
-
- Barth
-
noun,
John (Simmons) [sim-uh nz] /ˈsɪm ənz/ (Show IPA), born 1930, U.S. novelist.
- Bart.
-
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- bathe
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- neur-
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- nests
-
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.
- busts
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- Neth.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- astr.
-
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- auth.
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- burnt
-
noun,
a burned place or area:
- Aust.
-
- herp.
-
- burps
-
noun,
a belch; eructation.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Nebr.
-
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- burst
-
noun,
an act or instance of bursting.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- herns
-
- buses
-
noun,
a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- bhuts
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a spirit or demon.
- IATSE
-
- beths
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- insep
-
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- bests
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insp.
-
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- inst.
-
- BeShT
-
noun,
Baal Shem-Tov.
- berth
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- Brass
-
noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- brash
-
noun,
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- intr.
-
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- birth
-
noun,
an act or instance of being born:
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- baths
-
- Brush
-
noun,
an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
- Hunts
-
noun,
Huntingdonshire.
- bruit
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- brunt
-
noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Isth.
-
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- 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.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Brit.
-
- Brith
-
noun,
the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
- Iran.
-
- Behan
-
noun,
Brendan (Francis) [bren-duh n] /ˈbrɛn dən/ (Show IPA), 1923–64, Irish playwright.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- hurts
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Bruhn
-
noun,
Erik (Belton Evers) 1928–86, Danish ballet dancer.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Hurst
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Butes
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- neut.
-
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anth-
-
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Epis.
-
- pass.
-
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- haust
-
- aeri-
-
- Abihu
-
noun,
a son of Aaron who, with Nadab, was destroyed by fire from heaven for disobeying the Lord. Lev. 10:1–5.
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pant-
-
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- abuts
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- pari-
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- hasps
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- abstr
-
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Epist
-
- part.
-
- anis-
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- arith
-
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nitr-
-
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- estab
-
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Esth.
-
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Ashur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- path-
-
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- patr-
-
- 30-30
-
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- habit
-
noun,
an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- str.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eth.
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- ESIS
-
- shut
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- est.
-
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- esp.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- 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.
- shr.
-
- Ste.
-
- BSIE
-
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Buna
-
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Bur.
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- BURP
-
noun,
a belch; eructation.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Ens.
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- but-
-
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 1080
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- Bust
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- buss
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
kiss.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Bush
-
noun,
a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- bus.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- BSEP
-
- BSHE
-
- BSHA
-
- Sra.
-
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- BSES
-
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- BSAE
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- epit
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- BSIR
-
- buhr
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- BSPH
-
- BSSE
-
- BSSA
-
- BSRT
-
- BSPT
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Eph.
-
- BSPE
-
- 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.
- BSPA
-
- epi-
-
- BSNA
-
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- BSIT
-
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- ARIS
-
- Tues
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tRNA
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Tush
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- ASSR
-
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- Thur
-
- thus
-
adverb,
in the way just indicated; in this way:
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- art.
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- tri-
-
- TRIB
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apr.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- USHA
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- uret
-
- uria
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- USAR
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- USIA
-
- USIS
-
- USNA
-
- USPS
-
- USSB
-
- 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.
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- abr.
-
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- aph-
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- uni-
-
- ANTU
-
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- abs-
-
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- ates
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- tab.
-
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- thi-
-
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tanh
-
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- sur-
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- sub-
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bin-
-
- subs
-
noun,
a submarine.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- bhut
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a spirit or demon.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Beth
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- supr
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- baht
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- the-
-
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- BASH
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- taur
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- bar.
-
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- ter.
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- NRPB
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- NRAB
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- inae
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- prin
-
- Rus.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- ins.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NIRA
-
- RNAS
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- prs.
-
- rpt.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- HRIP
-
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- 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.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- 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.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- huia
-
noun,
an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- Sab.
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- NTSB
-
- pnea
-
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Huss
-
noun,
John, 1369?–1415, Czech religious reformer and martyr.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Hupa
-
noun,
an Athabaskan Indian language of NW California.
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- int.
-
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Neh.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Nah.
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Neph
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- purs
-
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- ISSN
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- psia
-
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- PSAT
-
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- 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.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- Rep.
-
- pub.
-
- pts.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- SASE
-
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- sers
-
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).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Phar
-
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- sepn
-
- seps
-
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.
- Heb.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- phr.
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Hebr
-
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- SEbS
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Hab.
-
- perh
-
- per.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pers
-
- Eur.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Pen.
-
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Pet.
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- par.
-
- RIBA
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- saur
-
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- SATB
-
- Pan.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- 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.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- TIA
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- NES
-
- APB
-
- at.
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- 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.
- ASU
-
- 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.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- 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:
- USA
-
- abn
-
- USS
-
- UAE
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- UIT
-
- ast
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- USB
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Pr.
-
- Une
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- up-
-
- ATP
-
- ATB
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ne-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- uns
-
- NBS
-
- NbE
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- be-
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- bp.
-
- BSS
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- uti
-
- Br.
-
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- Re.
-
- NEA
-
- pt.
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- USN
-
- PBS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- prn
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- USR
-
- unp
-
- Ps.
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- ab-
-
- USP
-
- 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.
- ap-
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Abp
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- trp
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- PHS
-
- ur-
-
- ARS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- PRA
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- ae.
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ARU
-
- asb
-
- AHE
-
- TSI
-
- ase
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tue
-
- NSU
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- TSP
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- Tu.
-
- NPR
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- TSS
-
- 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.
- NIH
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tr.
-
- Pa.
-
- ASR
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- PHA
-
- ure
-
- APS
-
- tra
-
- Tpr
-
- PSE
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- tph
-
- TNB
-
- UAR
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- PSS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- NHI
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TRH
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- UPI
-
- 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:
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- ASN
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- NHA
-
- ASI
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- abt
-
- PSA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- NHS
-
- 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.
- eir
-
- SST
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- BSA
-
- hub
-
noun,
the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- EPS
-
- BSE
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- SSR
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSB
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- SRS
-
- SAE
-
- BRT
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- ib.
-
- BPE
-
- BPH
-
- BPI
-
- BPS
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- IHS
-
- STP
-
- IHP
-
- ier
-
- IBN
-
- STI
-
- BRE
-
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Ia.
-
- ITU
-
- ERP
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- RPS
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- Sp.
-
- STB
-
- HST
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- 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.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- SHA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- se-
-
- SNU
-
- 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).
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EbN
-
- EBS
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- Ehr
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SBE
-
- SRB
-
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sr.
-
- bsh
-
- hrs
-
- HRE
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- spt
-
- SPS
-
- BSN
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- BSP
-
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- SBA
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- SPR
-
- BTh
-
- bu.
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- sb.
-
- BPA
-
- BNS
-
- Bn.
-
- IUS
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- RBI
-
- REA
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- sht
-
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- ist
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- TBA
-
- ise
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ThB
-
- th-
-
- ESU
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NBA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Tbi
-
- eu-
-
- shp
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ish
-
- ISR
-
- BHP
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BHA
-
- hr.
-
- BHT
-
- RNA
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- 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.
- bi-
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BIE
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- ine
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- INH
-
- rhb
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ESA
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ERT
-
- ISA
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- 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.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- Sus
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- BEP
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- iph
-
- in.
-
- IPA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- HB
-
- HP
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- h.
-
- 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.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- RN
-
- S.
-
- PH
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TP
-
- TB
-
- TN
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- PU
-
- N.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IP
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RH
-
- RI
-
- t.
-
- NH
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- UB
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SN
-
- Eb
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- UI
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- U.
-
- BH
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PB
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- i.
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SU
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- RU
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- RP
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- NB
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