Anagrams of parthenocarpy
Word parthenocarpy has
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- narcotherapy
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noun,
an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- pothecary
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noun,
apothecary.
- precatory
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication:
- procreant
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adjective,
procreating or generating:
- catnapper
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noun,
a person who takes catnaps, especially regularly or habitually.
- pentarchy
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noun,
a government by five persons.
- acropathy
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noun,
any disease of the extremities.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- pancreat-
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- Apocrypha
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a group of 14 books, not considered canonical, included in the Septuagint and the Vulgate as part of the Old Testament, but usually omitted from Protestant editions of the Bible.
- carpentry
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noun,
the trade of a carpenter:
- cartopper
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noun,
a small, open boat that can be carried atop an automobile.
- copartner
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noun,
a partner or associate, as in a business.
- anteporch
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noun,
an outer porch.
- tachypnea
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noun,
excessively rapid respiration.
- parcenary
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noun,
joint heirship or coheirship; the undivided holding of land by two or more coheirs.
- rope-yarn
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noun,
See under yarn (def 3).
- hypopnea
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noun,
abnormally shallow and slow breathing.
- property
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noun,
that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner:
- prophecy
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noun,
the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
- pro-rata
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adverb,
in proportion; according to a certain rate.
- Petrarch
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noun,
(Francesco Petrarca) 1304–74, Italian poet and scholar.
- contrary
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noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- archaeo-
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- catenary
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noun,
Mathematics. the curve assumed approximately by a heavy uniform cord or chain hanging freely from two points not in the same vertical line. Equation: y = k cos h (x / k).
- copperah
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noun,
copra.
- approach
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noun,
the act of drawing near:
- anchoret
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noun,
anchorite.
- apparent
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adjective,
readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible:
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- pyorrhea
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noun,
Pathology. a discharge of pus.
- anthrop.
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- carry-on
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noun,
a piece of carry-on luggage.
- tracheo-
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- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- acantho-
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- Achernar
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noun,
a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Eridanus.
- tarpaper
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noun,
a heavy, tar-coated paper used as a waterproofing material in building construction.
- ranchero
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noun,
a rancher.
- erythro-
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- caproate
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noun,
a salt or ester of caproic acid.
- reproach
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noun,
blame or censure conveyed in disapproval:
- chaperon
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noun,
a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- hapteron
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noun,
a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- enactory
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adjective,
of or relating to an enactment that creates new rights and obligations.
- paratype
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noun,
a specimen other than a type specimen that is used for the original description of a taxonomic group and specifically stated to be the one on which the original description of the taxon was based.
- cenotaph
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noun,
a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
- potency
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noun,
the state or quality of being potent.
- portray
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verb (used with object),
to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- Earhart
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noun,
Amelia (Mary) 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.
- errancy
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noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- atrophy
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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.
- apocarp
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noun,
a female element of a flower having separate carpels.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- rhatany
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noun,
either of two South American shrubs belonging to the genus Krameria, of the legume family, K. tiandra (knotty rhatany or Peruvian rhatany) or K. argentea (Brazilian rhatany or Pará rhatany)
- therapy
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noun,
the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process:
- porrect
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adjective,
extending horizontally; projecting.
- tachyon
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noun,
a hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- carport
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noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- ternary
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noun,
a group of three.
- techno-
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- poacher
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noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- Ephrata
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noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- eparchy
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noun,
(in modern Greece) one of the administrative subdivisions of a province.
- entropy
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
(on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.
(in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
- Popayan
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia.
- rapport
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noun,
relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation:
- Copehan
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noun,
Wintun.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- crapper
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noun,
a toilet.
- Prophet
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noun,
a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- chayote
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noun,
a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
- hepato-
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- hyperon
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noun,
any baryon with strangeness other than zero, especially one with a relatively long lifetime.
- arthro-
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- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- propane
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- rancher
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noun,
a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- athanor
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noun,
a digester furnace with a self-feeding fuel supply contained in a towerlike contrivance, ensuring a constant, durable temperature.
- 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.
- procarp
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noun,
(in red algae) a carpogonium with its associated cells.
- archery
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noun,
the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
- crypto-
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- Archean
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to rocks of the Archeozoic portion of the Precambrian Era.
- cropper
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noun,
a person or thing that crops.
- Coryate
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noun,
Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
- horrent
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adjective,
bristling; standing erect like bristles.
- coppery
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adjective,
of, resembling, or containing copper.
- Arachne
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noun,
a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider for her presumption.
- hanaper
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noun,
a wicker receptacle for documents.
- heronry
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noun,
a place where a colony of herons breeds.
- rectory
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noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- preachy
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adjective,
tediously or pretentiously didactic.
- carroty
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adjective,
like a carrot, as in color, flavor, or shape.
- Acheron
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- Perchta
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noun,
the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
- aerator
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noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- Pechora
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noun,
a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
- contra-
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- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- peacoat
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noun,
pea jacket.
- trachea
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- Actaeon
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noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- trachy-
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- charter
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- orphrey
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noun,
an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
- tranche
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noun,
Finance.
one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment:
a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
- trapper
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noun,
a person or thing that traps.
- patency
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noun,
the state of being patent.
- phaeton
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noun,
any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
- centro-
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- charpoy
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noun,
a light bedstead used in India, consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- partyer
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noun,
a person who parties, especially regularly or habitually:
- chapter
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noun,
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
- panache
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noun,
a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair:
- panocha
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noun,
Also, penuche. a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
- Panther
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noun,
the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
- cerato-
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- chantry
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noun,
an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
- parapet
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noun,
Fortification.
a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification.
an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification.
- chanter
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noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- chantey
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noun,
a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.
- chopper
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noun,
a person or thing that chops.
- tracery
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- encrypt
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verb (used with object),
to encipher or encode.
- anarchy
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noun,
a state of society without government or law.
- narrate
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- antero-
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- nectary
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- phreno-
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- Another
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pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- phratry
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noun,
a grouping of clans or other social units within a tribe.
- Cythera
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noun,
a Greek island in the Mediterranean, S of Peloponnesus: site of former ancient temple of Aphrodite. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- nephro-
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- 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.
- anchory
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adjective,
ancré.
- phonate
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verb (used with or without object),
Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
- Phocaea
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noun,
an ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities; later an important maritime state.
- cyanate
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noun,
a salt or ester of cyanic acid.
- catarrh
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- chorten
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noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- norther
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noun,
Chiefly Texas and Oklahoma. a cold gale from the north, formed during the winter by a vigorous outbreak of continental polar air behind a cold front.
- copper
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noun,
a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
- earthy
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adjective,
of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- rhyton
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noun,
an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.
- rhetor
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noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- Charon
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Tanach
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noun,
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or Neviim, and the Hagiographa or Ketuvim, taken as a whole.
- chorea
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noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- retro-
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- Eartha
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noun,
a female given name.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- rochet
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- Corner
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- chappe
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noun,
schappe silk.
- Chaoan
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noun,
former name of Chaozhou.
- report
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noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- tacho-
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- chanty
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noun,
chantey.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- contr.
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- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cteno-
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- Choate
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noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- tachy-
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- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Chron.
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- Rotary
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- cheapo
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noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- chaton
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noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- tapper
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noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- cotype
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noun,
a syntype.
- crappy
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adjective,
extremely bad, unpleasant, or inferior; lousy:
- ropery
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noun,
a place where ropes are made.
- Tappan
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noun,
Arthur, 1786–1865, and his brother Lewis, 1788–1873, U.S. businessmen, philanthropists, and abolitionists.
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Charta
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noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- Cherry
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noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- charro
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noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- choppy
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adjective,
(of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Charry
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adjective,
of, like, or covered with charcoal.
- cyano-
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- cypher
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noun,
zero.
- crypt-
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- crayer
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noun,
a small sailing vessel formerly used in trade along the coasts of western Europe.
- crayon
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- rrhoea
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- hyaena
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noun,
hyena.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- phoney
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noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- Perron
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noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- petro-
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- nother
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adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- notary
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noun,
notary public.
- pheno-
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- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- phyco-
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- phyto-
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- phyton
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noun,
the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf, that, when removed from a plant, may grow into a new plant.
- nycto-
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- ochrea
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noun,
ocrea.
- phonet
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- nephr-
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- phren.
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- pycno-
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- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
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- pyrone
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noun,
either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
- pyrope
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noun,
a mineral, magnesium-aluminum garnet, Mg 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in crystals of varying shades of red, and frequently used as a gem.
- narco-
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- pernor
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noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Python
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noun,
any of several Old World boa constrictors of the subfamily Pythoninae, often growing to a length of more than 20 feet (6 meters): the Indian python, Python molurus, is endangered.
- Payton
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noun,
Walter ("Sweetness") 1954–99, U.S. football player.
- Parcae
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noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- paraph
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noun,
a flourish made after a signature, as in a document, originally as a precaution against forgery.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- papery
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adjective,
like paper; thin or flimsy:
- papacy
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noun,
the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope.
- parpen
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noun,
perpend1 .
- pantry
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- panto-
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- parrot
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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.
- Partan
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noun,
a crab.
- penta-
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- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- patchy
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adjective,
characterized by or made up of patches.
- Pathan
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noun,
Afghan (def 1).
- patho-
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- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- orphan
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- ornery
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adjective,
ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper:
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- peachy
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adjective,
resembling a peach, as in color or appearance.
- Peyton
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noun,
a male given name, form of Payton.
- Pyrrho
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noun,
c365–c275 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- napper
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noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- happen
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verb (used without object),
to take place; come to pass; occur:
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Hector
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hecto-
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- hearty
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noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- rancho
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noun,
a ranch.
- Harper
-
noun,
a person who plays the harp.
- rancor
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Harare
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Zimbabwe, in the NE part.
- hapten
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noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- rappen
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- hepat-
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- rapper
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noun,
a person or thing that raps or knocks.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- ethno-
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- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- errata
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- eparch
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noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- Rector
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noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- ptero-
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- hepcat
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noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- napery
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- prepay
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verb (used with object),
to pay or arrange to pay beforehand or before due:
- poachy
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adjective,
(of land) slushy; swampy.
- poetry
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- Ponape
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noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- popery
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noun,
the Roman Catholic Church, especially its doctrines, ceremonies, and system of government.
- Porter
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noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- pother
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noun,
commotion; uproar.
- prayer
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noun,
a devout petition to God or an object of worship.
- prance
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- preach
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verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- hornet
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noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- hepta-
-
- Horney
-
noun,
Karen, 1885–1952, U.S. psychiatrist and author, born in Germany.
- horary
-
adjective,
pertaining to an hour; indicating the hours:
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- Hopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that hops.
- hypno-
-
- hyper-
-
- proper
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
- hyeto-
-
- propr.
-
- Chaney
-
noun,
Lon [lon] /lɒn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1930, U.S. film actor.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- chaeta
-
noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Topper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- capper
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- captan
-
noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- torchy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a torch song or a torch singer.
- antho-
-
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- caryo-
-
- aeron.
-
- Carnap
-
noun,
Rudolf P. 1891–1970, U.S. philosopher, born in Germany.
- Torrey
-
noun,
John, 1796–1873, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpo-
-
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Tyrone
-
noun,
a former administrative county in W Northern Ireland: replaced by several new districts 1973.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- artery
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- arthr-
-
- theory
-
noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Thyone
-
noun,
Semele, as named by her son Dionysus when he took her from the underworld to Olympus.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- thyro-
-
- Thorny
-
adjective,
abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- Athena
-
noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- archt.
-
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- Apache
-
noun,
a Parisian gangster, rowdy, or ruffian.
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- Thayer
-
noun,
Sylvanus, 1785–1872, U.S. army officer and educator.
- appear
-
verb (used without object),
to come into sight; become visible:
- canape
-
noun,
a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
- Canary
-
noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- Typhon
-
noun,
a signal horn operated by compressed air or steam.
- canopy
-
noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- apathy
-
noun,
absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- anarch
-
noun,
anarchist.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Aachen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: coronation city of German kings 936–1531.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- Cathay
-
noun,
China.
- cerat-
-
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- aceto-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- centr-
-
- trappy
-
adjective,
difficult or tricky:
- catnap
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- trophy
-
noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- troph-
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- teapoy
-
noun,
a small three-legged table or stand.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Panay
-
noun,
an island in the central Philippines. 4446 sq. mi. (11,515 sq. km). Capital: Iloilo.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- poet.
-
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- yacht
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- Tycho
-
noun,
a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.
- prae-
-
- yapon
-
noun,
yaupon.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- typo-
-
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- NAACP
-
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- troch
-
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- porny
-
adjective,
Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic:
- Parry
-
noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- pant-
-
- prep.
-
- Port.
-
- Apoc.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- appar
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Tyche
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of fortune.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- panty
-
noun,
panties.
- 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.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- areo-
-
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- para-
-
- hyena
-
noun,
a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
- Aryan
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- herry
-
verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- trop-
-
- herp.
-
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- tropy
-
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- 30-30
-
- Prot.
-
- array
-
noun,
order or arrangement, as of troops drawn up for battle.
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- Hypo-
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- arche
-
- hort.
-
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- horny
-
adjective,
consisting of a horn or a hornlike substance; corneous.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- pret.
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- 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).
- Arch.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Hoppe
-
noun,
Willie (William Frederick) 1887–1959, U.S. billiards player.
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- pryer
-
noun,
prier.
- Honey
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- proc.
-
- archy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- pron.
-
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- hoary
-
adjective,
gray or white with age:
- 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.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- prop.
-
- nappa
-
noun,
a very soft glove leather made from the skin of a sheep, kid, or goat.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- aero-
-
- Peony
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- octa-
-
- Percy
-
noun,
Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Perry
-
noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- pert.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- peaty
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- peta-
-
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Orth.
-
- acpt.
-
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- acro-
-
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- orch.
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- 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.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- pathy
-
- path-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- petr-
-
- Nappy
-
noun,
liquor, especially ale.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- phony
-
noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Neth.
-
- phore
-
- phot.
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- part.
-
- ante-
-
- anth-
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- Payne
-
noun,
John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- pyran
-
noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- pyro-
-
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- patr-
-
- payt.
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Pharr
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- phane
-
- phany
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- pacha
-
noun,
pasha.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- acet-
-
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- phyre
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- phyte
-
- noct-
-
- anat.
-
- phon.
-
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Capt.
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- teno-
-
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- corr.
-
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- corpn
-
- corp.
-
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rrhea
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- cryo-
-
- copr-
-
- tera-
-
- Canty
-
adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- econ.
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- rept.
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- 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.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- rhet.
-
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- rhoea
-
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- Cathy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- tarry
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chary
-
adjective,
cautious or careful; wary:
- char-
-
- cero-
-
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- chap.
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Chany
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in SW Siberia, in the W Russian Federation in Asia. About 1300 sq. mi. (3365 sq. km).
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- Cath.
-
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- 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.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- carp-
-
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Carry
-
noun,
range, as of a gun.
- techy
-
noun,
techie.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- tayra
-
noun,
a small animal, Eira barbara, of the weasel family, ranging from Mexico to tropical South America.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- cyto-
-
- tech.
-
- Cypro
-
- cata-
-
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- cyan-
-
- Tanya
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ecto-
-
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- rect.
-
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- erron
-
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Harry
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Harpy
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Terry
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- atopy
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- recpt
-
- 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.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- Happy
-
adjective,
delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing:
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- terr.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- rayah
-
noun,
a Christian subject of an Ottoman ruler.
- atory
-
- rcpt.
-
- Henty
-
noun,
George Alfred, 1832–1902, English journalist and novelist.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Henry
-
noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- theor
-
- theo-
-
- ency.
-
- Cant.
-
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- hect-
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- ento-
-
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- 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.
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- pct.
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 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.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- pat.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- tRNA
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tron
-
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- tchr
-
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- they
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tanh
-
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- pro-
-
- the-
-
- 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.
- ten.
-
- prec
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- pop-
-
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- phr.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 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.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- top-
-
- RONA
-
- 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.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- pony
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- pnea
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- typp
-
noun,
a number representing the aggregate of thousands of yards of yarn weighing one pound.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- repr
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- pyr-
-
- pyo-
-
- ter.
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- 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):
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- per.
-
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rpt.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Rep.
-
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- pre-
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- 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.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pen.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- perh
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Phar
-
- typ.
-
- pot.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Pet.
-
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- Rory
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- 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.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- crat
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- ctr.
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- enc.
-
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- par.
-
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Chr.
-
- cyte
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- Eph.
-
- etc.
-
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hyp.
-
- hype
-
noun,
exaggerated publicity; hoopla.
- hyte
-
adjective,
insane; mad.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Hoya
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Yana
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- yapp
-
noun,
circuit binding.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- 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.
- Eth.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- 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.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- HEAO
-
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- her.
-
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- apo-
-
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ANPA
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- aph-
-
- app.
-
- ance
-
- appt
-
- Apr.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ancy
-
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- AARP
-
- acea
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- achy
-
adjective,
having or causing an aching sensation:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- ACTH
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aet.
-
- ahoy
-
interjection,
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
- ayah
-
noun,
(in India) a native maid or nurse.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- cen.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- chay
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- arr.
-
- ator
-
- art.
-
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cap.
-
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- yeah
-
adverb,
yes.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- NCAA
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- opp.
-
- NCTE
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Ont.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NACA
-
- OAPC
-
- NOAA
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Neph
-
- 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.:
- neo-
-
- Oct.
-
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Neh.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Nah.
-
- OPer
-
- Pan.
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- PAYE
-
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- papa
-
noun,
father.
- yech
-
interjection,
yuck1 .
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Tro
-
- Pr.
-
- 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.
- TRH
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Aar
-
- OAP
-
- CEA
-
- 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.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- OCR
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- acy
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- CAA
-
- ct.
-
- TCA
-
- CEO
-
- ACP
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AAP
-
- ac-
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ap-
-
- NOP
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- CNO
-
- CYO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- OTC
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NRC
-
- NPR
-
- NRA
-
- PHA
-
- nr.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Npt
-
- th-
-
- Co.
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OTA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PTO
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- pt.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- APC
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- AHE
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Pa.
-
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- pc.
-
- ANC
-
- prn
-
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AYH
-
- pp.
-
- ory
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- cr.
-
- at.
-
- cp.
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ch.
-
- ca.
-
- ONR
-
- ATP
-
- THC
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- OPA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- ATC
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ATA
-
- ae.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- tph
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- TPN
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- AEA
-
- Tpr
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- AEC
-
- NOC
-
- trp
-
- 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.
- RCN
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- Hay
-
noun,
grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- hr.
-
- NEA
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ety
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- REA
-
- yah
-
interjection,
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
- ERT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERP
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ery
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- PRC
-
- EPT
-
- ne-
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- 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.
- POA
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- en-
-
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- POR
-
- NCO
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- NYC
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- NAA
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- prp
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- PTP
-
- YHA
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- RCP
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Re.
-
- HRE
-
- ht.
-
- Hey
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- POC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- HCR
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NEC
-
- pph
-
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- eo-
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- ppr
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- ROP
-
- CRP
-
- NHA
-
- PPT
-
- NYA
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- CPR
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- CPO
-
- CPA
-
- NYP
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- PPE
-
- RPO
-
- PPC
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- ROA
-
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- PRA
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ean
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- py-
-
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- Ehr
-
- yer
-
- RNR
-
- 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.
- EAA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- RNA
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Yeo
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- ea.
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- Y.
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- AO
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- yr
-
- TP
-
- YT
-
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
-
- RO
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- ry
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OA
-
- TC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ey
-
- O.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PH
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- NH
-
- RP
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- t.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- CE
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- Hy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- NY
-
- NP
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RC
-
- TN
-
- RH
-
- RN
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- ty
-
- HP
-
- h.
-
- T1
-