Anagrams of parsimonious
Word parsimonious has
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- imprisons
-
verb (used with object),
to confine in or as if in a prison.
- impassion
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verb (used with object),
to fill, or affect strongly, with intense feeling or passion; inflame; excite.
- prosimian
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noun,
a prosimian animal.
- aspirins
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- sinapism
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noun,
mustard plaster.
- saporous
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adjective,
full of flavor or taste; flavorful.
- pianisms
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noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- omission
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noun,
the act of omitting.
- Missouri
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noun,
a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Capital: Jefferson City.
Abbreviation: MO (for use with zip code), Mo.
- Prussian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Prussia.
- Arminius
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noun,
(Hermann) 17? b.c.–a.d. 21, Germanic hero who defeated Roman army a.d. 9.
- prosomas
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noun,
an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.
- rampions
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- prosaism
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noun,
prosaic character or style.
- sunrooms
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noun,
a room designed to admit a large amount of sunlight; sun parlor or sun porch.
- sopranos
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- imprison
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verb (used with object),
to confine in or as if in a prison.
- Ouranos
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noun,
Uranus (def 2).
- Manipur
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noun,
a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- simious
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of apes or monkeys; simian.
- sprains
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- ariosos
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noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- sinopis
-
noun,
a red ocher, used from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
- Poussin
-
noun,
Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1594–1655, French painter.
- simians
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Simpson
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noun,
James Young, 1811–70, Scottish professor of obstetrics and obstetrician: pioneer in use of ether and chloroform as anesthetics.
- mainour
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noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- raisins
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- sporous
-
- soprano
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- spinous
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adjective,
covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- purisms
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- orisons
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noun,
a prayer.
- pronaos
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noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- opossum
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noun,
a prehensile-tailed marsupial, Didelphis virginiana, of the eastern U.S., the female having an abdominal pouch in which its young are carried: noted for the habit of feigning death when in danger.
- ioniums
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- impious
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adjective,
not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- soursop
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noun,
the large, dark-green, slightly acid, pulpy fruit of a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, of the annona family.
- impairs
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- prosoma
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noun,
an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.
- Orosius
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noun,
Paulus [paw-luh s] /ˈpɔ ləs/ (Show IPA), flourished 5th century a.d, Spanish theologian and historian.
- aspirin
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noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- Prussia
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noun,
a former state in N Europe: became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire; formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1947.
- prisons
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- ominous
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adjective,
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- ramsons
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- osmious
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its lower valences.
- isospin
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noun,
isotopic spin.
- sponsor
-
noun,
a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- suasion
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noun,
the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
- inpours
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- sunroom
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noun,
a room designed to admit a large amount of sunlight; sun parlor or sun porch.
- unmoors
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verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- romanos
-
- Passion
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- Romanus
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noun,
died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- amorous
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love:
- sanious
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adjective,
characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- pianism
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noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- mission
-
noun,
a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.
- Sampson
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noun,
Deborah, 1760–1827, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier who fought disguised as a man.
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- Rossini
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noun,
Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
- Moissan
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
- Morison
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noun,
Samuel Eliot, 1887–1976, U.S. historian.
- Russian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Russia.
- morions
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- poisons
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- pissoir
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noun,
a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- amorino
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noun,
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- ransoms
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- Maurois
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- maroons
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- somni-
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- Somnus
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noun,
the ancient Roman god of sleep, a son of Night and brother of Death.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- sonars
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- mourns
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- maroon
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- Sonoma
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noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- morons
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noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- Sonora
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noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Russo-
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- Moroni
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noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Nomura
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noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- sopors
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noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Russia
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noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- morion
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- ionium
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- rosins
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Samson
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noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- purism
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- ramous
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adjective,
ramose.
- sapro-
-
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- miosis
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noun,
excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye, as a result of drugs, disease, or the like.
- Simons
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noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- numis.
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- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Sanusi
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noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- Sirius
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Dog Star, the brightest-appearing star in the heavens, located in the constellation Canis Major.
- Sansom
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noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- sapors
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- isopor
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noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- Samsun
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noun,
a city in N Turkey, in Asia.
- misrun
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noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- sirups
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noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- snoops
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noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- simars
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- promos
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noun,
promotion (def 5).
- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- morass
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noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- aniso-
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- passim
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adverb,
here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
- unmoor
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verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- spiro-
-
- amnios
-
- Primus
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noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- spoors
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noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- sporo-
-
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- pooris
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- unrips
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verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- primos
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- spurns
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- Susian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- parous
-
- possum
-
noun,
opossum.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- Pamiri
-
noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- porous
-
adjective,
full of pores.
- supra-
-
- amino-
-
- spoons
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Osiris
-
noun,
the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- urino-
-
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- urano-
-
- inpour
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- Pomona
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opiums
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- impair
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- pass.
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 30-30
-
- naso-
-
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- mourn
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- poori
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- mosso
-
adjective,
rapid; fast.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- Pomos
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- Piaui
-
noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- opium
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- nomo-
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- onium
-
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- 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.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omni-
-
- ORuss
-
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Prus.
-
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- opsis
-
- pros.
-
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- 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.
- prom.
-
- pron.
-
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- osmo-
-
- pari-
-
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- poss.
-
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prim.
-
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- noso-
-
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- MNurs
-
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- spasm
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- anis-
-
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- anim.
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- spor-
-
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- insp.
-
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Iran.
-
- arium
-
- 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.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- snaps
-
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- 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.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Ipsus
-
noun,
an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sumos
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- Sino-
-
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sumps
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- 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.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- samps
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- assn.
-
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- mono-
-
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- span-
-
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- 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.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- mini-
-
- amin-
-
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Miss.
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Sans.
-
- miso-
-
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- spoom
-
noun,
a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
- uran-
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- prin
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- uro-
-
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- uria
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- USAR
-
- USIA
-
- USIS
-
- USMA
-
- USNA
-
- USPO
-
- USPS
-
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- uni-
-
- Sra.
-
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- SRAM
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- pos.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- supr
-
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RNAS
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- saur
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- RONA
-
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Rus.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Sam.
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- psia
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- prs.
-
- Soni
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- 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.
- pro-
-
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- purs
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SMSA
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- 1080
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- MNAS
-
- mis-
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- MIPS
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mar.
-
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mon.
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- mus.
-
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mun.
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mRNA
-
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- ISSN
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- amus
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- AISI
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- iso-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ious
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ins.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Imp.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- ASSR
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- asis
-
- nom.
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Nor.
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- opia
-
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oro-
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- osis
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- par.
-
- Pan.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pam.
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nos-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- 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.
- Pr.
-
- ASI
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASU
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASM
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- PRA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ARU
-
- SPR
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- SPS
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- NMI
-
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- pm.
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPM
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- OSO
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- IOU
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- OSP
-
- OSS
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SSM
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Pa.
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- SSI
-
- APS
-
- SSN
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- 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.
- UNO
-
- unp
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- uns
-
- up-
-
- 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.
- UPI
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ur-
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- POA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- USM
-
- USN
-
- ap-
-
- USO
-
- USP
-
- Am.
-
- USR
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- PIO
-
- SSR
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NRA
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- AOU
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- aor
-
- POR
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NMR
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Sus
-
- AMU
-
- AMS
-
- NMU
-
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- USS
-
- UAM
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Ir.
-
- IPA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- MNS
-
- OSA
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- MOI
-
- OAS
-
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- OAU
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MNA
-
- OIr
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Om.
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- MIP
-
- PSS
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ROI
-
- SAR
-
- op.
-
- MOR
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MRP
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RPS
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- MUP
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ROP
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- MRI
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- RPM
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSS
-
- MPA
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- NUM
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ISA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- NOP
-
- RNA
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ROA
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- IUS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ium
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- OPA
-
- SMS
-
- ISR
-
- NSA
-
- OPM
-
- SNU
-
- SMA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Mao
-
- mi.
-
- IRO
-
- NIA
-
- PSA
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- IRS
-
- ONI
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- ONR
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NSU
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- ons
-
- N.
-
- 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.
- IP
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
-
- RI
-
- AO
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RP
-
- SM
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NM
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NP
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- PU
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- SU
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- MN
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- RO
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- i.
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- SA
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- S.
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- OA
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- U.
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- MP
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- O.
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- UI
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- M.
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- P.
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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.
- R.
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- RU
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- NI
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