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Word parrotfishes has
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- parrotfish
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noun,
any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- atrophies
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noun,
Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- phratries
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noun,
a grouping of clans or other social units within a tribe.
- sophister
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noun,
a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner.
- aphorists
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noun,
a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- hot-press
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noun,
a machine applying heat in conjunction with mechanical pressure, as for producing a smooth surface on paper or for expressing oil.
- ratfishes
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noun,
a chimaera, Hydrolagus colliei, of the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California, having a ratlike tail.
- foreparts
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noun,
the first, front, or early part.
- oarfishes
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noun,
any long, ribbon-shaped, silvery fish of the genus Regalecus, of deep tropical waters, having a red dorsal fin along the spine that rises to a crest, and reaching a length of 30 feet (9 meters).
- Froissart
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1333?–c1400, French chronicler.
- prothesis
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noun,
the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- firetraps
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noun,
a building that, because of its age, material, structure, or the like, is especially dangerous in case of fire.
- Spearfish
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noun,
any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
- sharp-set
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adjective,
eager to satisfy the appetite, especially for food.
- priorates
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- arthrosis
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noun,
Anatomy. junction of two or more bones of the skeleton; joint.
- pastries
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- rosefish
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noun,
redfish (def 1).
- fortress
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noun,
a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel.
- tarsiers
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- stripers
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noun,
Military.
a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes:
an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- prioress
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noun,
a woman holding a position corresponding to that of a prior, sometimes ranking next below an abbess.
- traipses
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- potashes
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noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- sharpers
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noun,
a shrewd swindler.
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- forepart
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noun,
the first, front, or early part.
- pathosis
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noun,
a diseased condition.
- presorts
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verb (used with object),
to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
- strophes
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noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- praetors
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- Rotifera
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noun,
the phylum or class comprising the rotifers.
- rotifers
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noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- arterio-
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- soapfish
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noun,
any of several serranid fishes of the genus Rypticus, producing a body mucus that gives the skin a soapy quality, as R. saponaceus, inhabiting shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
- partiers
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noun,
partyer.
- prorates
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- protasis
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noun,
the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if.
Compare apodosis.
- firetrap
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noun,
a building that, because of its age, material, structure, or the like, is especially dangerous in case of fire.
- firestop
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noun,
any object built into a building frame to block a concealed hollow space through which a fire might pass from one part of the building to another.
- shifters
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noun,
a person or thing that shifts.
- prosaist
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noun,
a person who writes prose.
- fire-pot
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noun,
the part of a household furnace in which the fire is made.
- aphorist
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noun,
a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- rosaries
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- Porifera
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noun,
an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- spathose
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adjective,
spathic.
- phorates
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noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- heritors
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noun,
inheritor.
- earshots
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noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- reposits
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- sphaero-
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- resistor
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noun,
a device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
- starfish
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, having the body radially arranged, usually in the form of a star, with five or more rays or arms radiating from a central disk; asteroid.
- sporters
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noun,
a person or thing that sports, as a participant in a sport.
- ripostes
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- pieforts
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noun,
piedfort.
- trophies
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noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- Pissarro
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noun,
Camille [ka-mee-yuh] /kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1830–1903, French painter.
- harpists
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noun,
a person who plays the harp, especially professionally.
- pierrots
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- hipsters
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noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- parishes
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noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- fratries
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noun,
frater2 .
- espartos
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- starship
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noun,
a spaceship designed for intergalactic travel.
- roasters
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- Phaistos
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noun,
an ancient city in S central Crete: site of Minoan palace; Linear A tablets and important pottery objects unearthed here.
- roisters
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- portress
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noun,
a woman who has charge of a door or gate; a female doorkeeper.
- stripes
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- strophe
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noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- harpist
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noun,
a person who plays the harp, especially professionally.
- Parrish
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noun,
Anne, 1888–1957, U.S. novelist and author of books for children.
- parries
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noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- seraphs
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noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- pastose
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adjective,
having a heavy impasto.
- sharifs
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noun,
sherif.
- 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.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- fatsoes
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noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- persist
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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.:
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- piefort
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noun,
piedfort.
- Sephora
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noun,
Zipporah.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- parrots
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noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- farther
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- phrases
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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.
- ethiops
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- tephras
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noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Shapiro
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noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- shapers
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noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- phorate
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noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- pasters
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- striper
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noun,
Military.
a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes:
an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
- hipster
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noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- forties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- soapers
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noun,
soap opera.
- Fosters
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noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- softish
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adjective,
somewhat or relatively soft.
- Sophist
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Greek History.
any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation.
a person belonging to this class at a later period who, while professing to teach skill in reasoning, concerned himself with ingenuity and specious effectiveness rather than soundness of argument.
- fraises
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noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- stearo-
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- sorites
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noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- hot-air
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noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- fraters
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noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- hosiers
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noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- spathes
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noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- Forster
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noun,
E(dward) M(organ) 1879–1970, English novelist.
- Herriot
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noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1872–1957, French statesman, political leader, and author.
- heritor
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noun,
inheritor.
- heriots
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- sphero-
-
- hepato-
-
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- 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.
- sporter
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noun,
a person or thing that sports, as a participant in a sport.
- Harriet
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- harries
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noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- harpers
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noun,
a person who plays the harp.
- sirrahs
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noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- Forseti
-
noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- sharper
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noun,
a shrewd swindler.
- sharpie
-
noun,
sharper.
- Sharrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sharon.
- 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.
- sherifs
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noun,
a governor of Mecca descended from Muhammad.
- sherpas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- Sherris
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noun,
sherry.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- strafes
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noun,
a strafing attack.
- shifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that shifts.
- fiestas
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- Forrest
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noun,
Edwin, 1806–72, U.S. actor.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- ophites
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- Fishers
-
noun,
any animal that catches fish for food.
- shofars
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noun,
a ram's horn blown as a wind instrument, sounded in Biblical times chiefly to communicate signals in battle and announce certain religious occasions and in modern times chiefly at synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
- Shorter
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noun,
Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner.
- stopers
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- shortie
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noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- oarfish
-
noun,
any long, ribbon-shaped, silvery fish of the genus Regalecus, of deep tropical waters, having a red dorsal fin along the spine that rises to a crest, and reaching a length of 30 feet (9 meters).
- shrifts
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noun,
the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession.
- sierras
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- sifters
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noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- forests
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noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- Tharsis
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noun,
Tarshish.
- Harpies
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- rasters
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- rashers
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noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- pretors
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noun,
praetor.
- prestos
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- aspires
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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):
- raspers
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noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- pressor
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adjective,
causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction.
- presort
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verb (used with object),
to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
- airport
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noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- trashes
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noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- sapotes
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- ratfish
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noun,
a chimaera, Hydrolagus colliei, of the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California, having a ratlike tail.
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- potsies
-
noun,
hopscotch.
- pothers
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- roaster
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noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- aorists
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- profert
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noun,
an exhibition of a record or paper in open court.
- threaps
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- arrests
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- rotifer
-
noun,
any microscopic animal of the phylum (or class) Rotifera, found in fresh and salt waters, having one or more rings of cilia on the anterior end.
- rosters
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noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- aristo-
-
- rafters
-
noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- aristos
-
noun,
aristocrat.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- prostas
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
- Prosser
-
noun,
Gabriel, 1775?–1800, U.S. leader of unsuccessful slave revolt.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- profess
-
verb (used with object),
to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to:
- prosers
-
noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- rapiers
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- prorate
-
verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- arteri-
-
- profits
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noun,
Often, profits.
pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit.
the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested.
returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- arthro-
-
- aphesis
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noun,
the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the formation of the word slant from aslant.
- raptors
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noun,
a raptorial bird.
- posters
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- roister
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verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- reships
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- reports
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- Thespis
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noun,
flourished 6th century b.c, Greek poet.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- thorias
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- porters
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- rhetors
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- repairs
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- spiro-
-
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- 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.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- 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.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- 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.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- sirrah
-
noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- shrift
-
noun,
the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession.
- rhetor
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- Rosser
-
noun,
a logger who peels the bark from, and often smooths one side of, a log so that it may be dragged easily.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Rafter
-
noun,
any of a series of timbers or the like, usually having a pronounced slope, for supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Harris
-
noun,
Benjamin, c1660–c1720, English journalist who published the first newspaper in America 1690.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- retro-
-
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- softas
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- spathe
-
noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- rasher
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- spahis
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- horses
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- 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.
- hoists
-
- hoises
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- horsts
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- histo-
-
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- hiero-
-
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- rasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- iatro-
-
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- hepat-
-
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- hepta-
-
- shorts
-
noun,
something that is short.
- risers
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- repros
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- hostas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- shotes
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- patri-
-
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- 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.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- posits
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- serifs
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- posset
-
noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- Shaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- Potash
-
noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- potass
-
noun,
potash.
- pathos
-
noun,
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- patho-
-
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- shapes
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Petofi
-
noun,
Sándor [shahn-dawr] /ˈʃɑn dɔr/ (Show IPA), (Sándor Petrovics) 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- 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.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pishes
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pithos
-
noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- septi-
-
- phasor
-
noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- phasis
-
noun,
a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.
- 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.
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seraph
-
noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- petro-
-
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- 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.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- ptosis
-
noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- sheafs
-
noun,
one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
- sherif
-
noun,
a governor of Mecca descended from Muhammad.
- Sherpa
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- proser
-
noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- shifts
-
noun,
a change or transfer from one place, position, direction, person, etc., to another:
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- 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.
- shirrs
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- 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.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- shoats
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- shoers
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- rrhoea
-
- shofar
-
noun,
a ram's horn blown as a wind instrument, sounded in Biblical times chiefly to communicate signals in battle and announce certain religious occasions and in modern times chiefly at synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
- ptero-
-
- profit
-
noun,
Often, profits.
pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit.
the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested.
returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Pashto
-
noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- pashes
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- paseos
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- 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.
- sapro-
-
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- sharif
-
noun,
sherif.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- sapors
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- priers
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- 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.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Sharpe
-
noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- priors
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- sofars
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- Harper
-
noun,
a person who plays the harp.
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- Storrs
-
noun,
a town in NE Connecticut.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- fetish
-
noun,
an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- ferro-
-
- ferri-
-
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- feists
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- feasts
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fatsos
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Father
-
noun,
a male parent.
- strops
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- afresh
-
adverb,
anew; once more; again:
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- faiths
-
noun,
confidence or trust in a person or thing:
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- firsts
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- fortes
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- troph-
-
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- stipos
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- firths
-
noun,
a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- foists
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- 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.
- Stopes
-
noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- Fishes
-
noun,
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- Fisher
-
noun,
any animal that catches fish for food.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- 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.
- frater
-
noun,
a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.
- ashpit
-
noun,
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- astro-
-
- treasr
-
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- 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):
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- arthr-
-
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- 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.
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- tarso-
-
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- afters
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- ephors
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- Thess.
-
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- 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.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- Fraser
-
noun,
James Earle, 1876–1953, U.S. sculptor.
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- frosts
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- staphs
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- sports
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- 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.
- friers
-
noun,
fryer.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- froths
-
noun,
an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- f-stop
-
noun,
the setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by an f number.
- friths
-
noun,
firth.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sprats
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- 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.
- sprier
-
adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- frises
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Port.
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- rhoea
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- thio-
-
- 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.
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- 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.
- 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.
- spies
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- hefts
-
noun,
weight; heaviness:
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- seifs
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- poet.
-
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- THIEF
-
noun,
a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Theos
-
- Epis.
-
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- theo-
-
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- theor
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Epist
-
- 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.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- rears
-
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- rhet.
-
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- pert.
-
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- Srta.
-
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- peri-
-
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- sero-
-
- Esth.
-
- Afro-
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- 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.
- 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.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- seti-
-
- shaft
-
noun,
a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peta-
-
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- Pharr
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- phot.
-
- phore
-
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- terr.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- tears
-
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- tera-
-
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- pros.
-
- Prot.
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- PROFS
-
noun,
professor.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- hasps
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- arith
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- 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.
- 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.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- spor-
-
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- areo-
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- 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.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- rrhea
-
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- RSFSR
-
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- safes
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- treas
-
- prae-
-
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- 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.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- asst.
-
- post-
-
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- poss.
-
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- 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.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- 30-30
-
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- Pres.
-
- pref.
-
- 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.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- hafts
-
noun,
a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- friar
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- fore-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- sifts
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Fris.
-
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- rept.
-
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- 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.
- fort.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- Isth.
-
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- Hofei
-
noun,
Hefei.
- Forth
-
noun,
Firth of, an arm of the North Sea, in SE Scotland: estuary of Forth River. 48 miles (77 km) long.
- aero-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Hofer
-
noun,
Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), 1767–1810, Tyrolese patriot.
- aeri-
-
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- fists
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- OPers
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- patr-
-
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- hist.
-
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- shpt.
-
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sito-
-
- frith
-
noun,
firth.
- fresh
-
noun,
the fresh part or time.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- frass
-
noun,
insect excrement.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- hosp.
-
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- sophs
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- hort.
-
- fress
-
verb (used without object),
to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- fraps
-
verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- trop-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- fossa
-
noun,
a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- fosse
-
noun,
a moat or defensive ditch in a fortification, usually filled with water.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- resp.
-
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- frier
-
noun,
fryer.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- softs
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- restr
-
- IATSE
-
- 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.
- ster.
-
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- step-
-
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- Firth
-
noun,
a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.
- fasts
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- 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.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- faros
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Farro
-
noun,
emmer.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- part.
-
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- froth
-
noun,
an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- 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.
- fears
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- pari-
-
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- 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.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- path-
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- 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.
- Faith
-
noun,
confidence or trust in a person or thing:
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pass.
-
- herp.
-
- 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.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- hier-
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- shift
-
noun,
a change or transfer from one place, position, direction, person, etc., to another:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- 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.
- Orth.
-
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- oste-
-
- fires
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- 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.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- opsis
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- sheaf
-
noun,
one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- 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.
- frore
-
adjective,
frozen; frosty.
- frosh
-
noun,
a college or high-school freshman.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- feti-
-
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- rit.
-
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- shr.
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- str.
-
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- thi-
-
- 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.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Sra.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Ste.
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- 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.
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- rpt.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- SASE
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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).
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- 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.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- the-
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
-
- 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.
- 1080
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- for.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- efph
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- EFTA
-
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- FOIA
-
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- osis
-
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- pat.
-
- Hos.
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- phr.
-
- ASSR
-
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- ates
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pers
-
- perh
-
- perf
-
- per.
-
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- ator
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- FPHA
-
- Foss
-
noun,
Lukas [loo-kuh s] /ˈlu kəs/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- Fahr
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eth.
-
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- iso-
-
- fess
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
- FERA
-
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- eso-
-
- ESIS
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- Eph.
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- epi-
-
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- epit
-
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- firs
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- HRIP
-
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Fish
-
noun,
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Phar
-
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- frap
-
verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haft
-
noun,
a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- afr-
-
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- 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.
- 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.
- aph-
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- psia
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- fth.
-
- frt.
-
- 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.
- FRSS
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Frs.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repr
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- ref.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- aer-
-
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Fri.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- aet.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- apo-
-
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- heft
-
noun,
weight; heaviness:
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- art.
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- her.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pot.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- HEAO
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Apr.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- ARIS
-
- PSAT
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- prs.
-
- Prof
-
noun,
professor.
- 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.
- pro-
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pre-
-
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- arr.
-
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Sta
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- FSH
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- STI
-
- FSA
-
- FHA
-
- FPO
-
- foh
-
interjection,
faugh.
- FET
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Fia
-
- STP
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FIO
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- FOT
-
- FOS
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPI
-
- tph
-
- APS
-
- 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.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ARS
-
- aor
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ase
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ASI
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- 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.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TIA
-
- ae.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- ap-
-
- Af.
-
- trp
-
- Ar.
-
- AEF
-
- 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.
- Tro
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AFP
-
- AFS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TRH
-
- trf
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ETO
-
- ERP
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- 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.
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ETR
-
- EPT
-
- ETS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- fo.
-
- FPS
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- FAO
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPS
-
- ATP
-
- SSI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ef-
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EHF
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- EOF
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- th-
-
- tfr
-
- SSR
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SSE
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- SHA
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pf.
-
- PHA
-
- 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).
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- pt.
-
- PHS
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- PIO
-
- 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.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PTO
-
- Ps.
-
- POA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- sho
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- SSA
-
- ose
-
- Pr.
-
- OSP
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- SHF
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- OFr
-
- REA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAF
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- Re.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- RFA
-
- RFE
-
- RFI
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Sp.
-
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- SAR
-
- prf
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- PSF
-
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- RTS
-
- RTF
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- PSS
-
- RPO
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- of-
-
- IAS
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ier
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- IPA
-
- SOF
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- IPO
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ss.
-
- FSR
-
- SRS
-
- ft.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- SPS
-
- FTP
-
noun,
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
- hr.
-
- SPR
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hf.
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- 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.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- iph
-
- IOF
-
- ipr
-
- op.
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- OSA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- OSF
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OAP
-
- sht
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- shp
-
- ISR
-
- TSS
-
- ish
-
- Ir.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- ISA
-
- IPS
-
- t.
-
- HP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- T1
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- FE
-
- PH
-
- OA
-
- IP
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- 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.
- h.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RO
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RF
-
- AO
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- i.
-
- FP
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- EI
-
- TP
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- RP
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- SF
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RH
-
- RI
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.