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- top-drawer
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noun,
the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance:
- Partridge
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noun,
any of several Old World gallinaceous game birds of the subfamily Perdicinae, especially Perdix perdix.
- Ridgewood
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- Petrograd
-
noun,
former name (1914–24) of St. Petersburg (def 2).
- do-or-die
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adjective,
reflecting or characterized by an irrevocable decision to succeed at all costs; desperate; all-out:
- dog-tired
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adjective,
utterly exhausted; worn out.
- arterio-
-
- Perigord
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noun,
a division of the former province of Guienne, in SW France.
- protero-
-
- operator
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noun,
a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like:
- parotoid
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noun,
Also called parotoid gland. any of certain cutaneous glands forming warty masses near the ear in certain toads.
- pterido-
-
- pearwood
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noun,
the hard, fine-grained, reddish wood of the pear tree, used for ornamentation, small articles of furniture, and musical instruments.
- teardrop
-
noun,
a tear or something suggesting a tear:
- ego-trip
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noun,
an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification:
- porridge
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noun,
a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
- two-pair
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noun,
a set of two cards of the same denomination together with another matched set of different denomination from the first.
- dragrope
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noun,
a rope for dragging something, as a piece of artillery.
- dropwort
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noun,
a European plant, Filipendula vulgaris, of the rose family, bearing small, scentless, white or reddish flowers.
- progeria
-
noun,
a rare congenital abnormality characterized by premature and rapid aging, the affected individual appearing in childhood as an aged person and having a shortened life span.
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- toreador
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noun,
a bullfighter; torero.
- predator
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noun,
Zoology. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- waterdog
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noun,
any of several large salamanders, as a mudpuppy or hellbender.
- trapdoor
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noun,
a door flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof.
- dewdrop
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noun,
a drop of dew.
- Diderot
-
noun,
Denis [duh-nee] /dəˈni/ (Show IPA), 1713–84, French philosopher, critic, and encyclopedist.
- red-dog
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noun,
a gambling game played by two to ten persons with a pack of 52 cards, in which players bet in turn that their hands contain a card of the same suit as the top card of the stock and of higher rank.
- redroot
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noun,
a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a root that is red in color.
- red-wat
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adjective,
stained with blood; bloody.
- redwood
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noun,
a coniferous tree, Sequoia sempervirens, of California, noted for its great height, sometimes reaching to more than 350 feet (107 meters): the state tree of California.
- podetia
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noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- garrote
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- arteri-
-
- diopter
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noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- Diptera
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noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- Pierrot
-
noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- Perdido
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noun,
Mon·te [Spanish mawn-te] /Spanish ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain, a peak of the Pyrenees. 10,994 feet (3350 meters).
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- top-dog
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that has acquired a position of highest authority.
- petrog.
-
- dowager
-
noun,
a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.):
- torpedo
-
noun,
a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- towrope
-
noun,
a rope or hawser used in towing boats.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- rootage
-
noun,
the act of taking root.
- pegwood
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noun,
a rod of boxwood of about 1/3 inch (8.4 mm) diameter, cut in various ways at the end and used by watchmakers for cleaning jewels.
- eardrop
-
noun,
an earring with a pendant.
- dog-ear
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noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- Peridot
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noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- trooper
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noun,
a horse-cavalry soldier.
- 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.
- Agriope
-
noun,
Eurydice.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- worried
-
noun,
a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety.
- gridder
-
noun,
a football player.
- wiretap
-
noun,
an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
- Godward
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adverb,
Also, Godwards. toward God.
- airdrop
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noun,
the act or process of airdropping.
- Portage
-
noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- airport
-
noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- aerotow
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noun,
the act of aerotowing.
- ragwort
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Senecio, as S. jacobaea, of the Old World, having yellow flowers and irregularly lobed leaves, or S. aureus (golden ragwort) of North America, also having yellow flowers.
- parotid
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noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- wordage
-
noun,
words collectively.
- tawpie
-
noun,
a foolish or thoughtless young person.
- Groote
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noun,
Gerhard [Dutch khey-rahrt;; English gair-hahrt] /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt;; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Gerardus Magnus) 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
- dotard
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noun,
a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person.
- dotage
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noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- Girard
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noun,
Stephen, 1750–1831, U.S. merchant, banker, and philanthropist, born in France.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- drawer
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noun,
a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it.
- dorter
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noun,
a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
- grater
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noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- grader
-
noun,
a person or thing that grades.
- proto-
-
- Tagore
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noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- Porter
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noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Dorati
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noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- dorper
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noun,
one of a breed of sheep having a black face and white body, developed in South Africa from the Dorset Horn and black-headed Persian breeds and raised for meat.
- prewar
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adjective,
before the war:
- Powder
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noun,
any solid substance reduced to a state of fine, loose particles by crushing, grinding, disintegration, etc.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- orgeat
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noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- potage
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noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- Igorot
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noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- pretor
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noun,
praetor.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- dodger
-
noun,
a person who dodges.
- iatro-
-
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- doited
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adjective,
childish or feeble-minded, especially because of advanced age; senile.
- grower
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noun,
a person who grows something:
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- tirade
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Dorado
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noun,
dolphin (def 2).
- growed
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of grow.
- groper
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noun,
a person or thing that gropes.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- irreg.
-
- earwig
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noun,
any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
- Garter
-
noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- goiter
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- raider
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- garote
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- Garret
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- godwit
-
noun,
any of several large, widely distributed shorebirds of the genus Limosa, as the New World L. haemastica (Hudsonian godwit) having a long bill that curves upward slightly.
- regard
-
noun,
reference; relation:
- gaited
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noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Godard
-
noun,
Benjamin Louis Paul [bahn-zha-man lwee pawl] /bɑ̃ ʒaˈmɛ̃ lwi pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1849–95, French violinist and composer.
- redtop
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- redowa
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noun,
a Bohemian dance in two forms, one resembling the waltz or the mazurka, the other resembling the polka.
- Gerard
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noun,
Also, Gé·rard·. a male given name, form of Gerald.
- rapido
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noun,
an express train.
- rapier
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- gadoid
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adjective, noun,
gadid.
- ptero-
-
- roadie
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noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- rooter
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- rooted
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noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- girder
-
noun,
a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- Edward
-
noun,
Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall ("The Black Prince") 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III).
- Rodger
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Roger.
- petro-
-
- radio-
-
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- Gadite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Gad.
- ogdoad
-
noun,
the number eight.
- ragtop
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- eroto-
-
- Piaget
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- goodie
-
noun,
Usually, goodies. something especially attractive or pleasing, especially cake, cookies, or candy.
- reword
-
verb (used with object),
to put into other words:
- reward
-
noun,
a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
- retro-
-
- retard
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- topog.
-
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Draper
-
noun,
a dealer in cloth; a retail merchant or clerk who sells piece goods.
- trepid
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adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- Warder
-
noun,
a person who guards something, as a doorkeeper or caretaker.
- patri-
-
- tropo-
-
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- warper
-
noun,
a person or thing that warps.
- deodar
-
noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- trader
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- ardeid
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Ardeidae, comprising the herons and bitterns.
- wooded
-
noun,
the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- towage
-
noun,
the act of towing.
- weirdo
-
noun,
an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- Darrow
-
noun,
Clarence (Seward) 1857–1938, U.S. lawyer, lecturer, and author.
- darter
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- 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.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- woaded
-
adjective,
dyed or colored blue with woad.
- widder
-
noun,
widow.
- widget
-
noun,
a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, especially one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget:
- toward
-
adjective,
about to come soon; imminent.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- paedo-
-
- Atwood
-
noun,
Margaret (Eleanor) born 1939, Canadian poet and novelist.
- torrid
-
adjective,
subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area:
- Waiter
-
noun,
a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- warded
-
noun,
a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- arride
-
verb (used with object),
to be agreeable or pleasing to.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- torpor
-
noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- writer
-
noun,
a person engaged in writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- weird
-
noun,
fate; destiny.
- part.
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Werra
-
noun,
a river in central Germany, flowing N from the Thuringian Forest and joining the Fulda River to form the Weser River. 181 miles (291 km) long.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- Waite
-
noun,
Morrison Remick [rem-ik] /ˈrɛm ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1816–88, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1874–88.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- godet
-
noun,
a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness.
Compare gore3 (def 1), gusset (def 1).
- pated
-
- agro-
-
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- wiper
-
noun,
a person or thing that wipes.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- geoid
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Regt.
-
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- areo-
-
- geod.
-
- wired
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noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- arrgt
-
- poet.
-
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- arrow
-
noun,
a slender, straight, generally pointed missile or weapon made to be shot from a bow and equipped with feathers at the end of the shaft near the nock, for controlling flight.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- water
-
noun,
a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- podo-
-
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- Port.
-
- wrapt
-
noun,
something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater:
- addio
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Addie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- adder
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- Gwari
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of northeastern Nigeria.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- pari-
-
- wrier
-
adjective,
comparative of wry.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- write
-
Verb phrases,
write down,
to set down in writing; record; note.
to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
- ideo-
-
- pred.
-
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- 30-30
-
- wrote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of write.
- iodo-
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- POWER
-
noun,
ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- prod.
-
- prodd
-
noun,
a crossbow for hurling stones or balls: used for sport.
- wirer
-
noun,
a person who wires.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- wirra
-
interjection,
an exclamation of sorrow or lament.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- aero-
-
- Gower
-
noun,
John, 1325?–1408, English poet.
- aeri-
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- gadid
-
noun,
a gadid fish.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- wodge
-
noun,
a lump, chunk, or wad.
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- Prot.
-
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Prog.
-
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- Groot
-
noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- Wager
-
noun,
something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet:
- PEDir
-
- Gaddi
-
noun,
Taddeo [tahd-de-aw] /tɑdˈdɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1300–66, Italian painter and architect.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- dower
-
noun,
Law. the portion of a deceased husband's real property allowed to his widow for her lifetime.
- dowie
-
adjective,
dull; melancholy; dismal.
- tera-
-
- peri-
-
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- prae-
-
- tawie
-
adjective,
docile; easy to manage.
- dread
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- terr.
-
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- dried
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- droop
-
noun,
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- trig.
-
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- orrow
-
adjective,
orra.
- dated
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- topo-
-
- orig.
-
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- pedi-
-
- pedo-
-
- Oreg.
-
- Dodge
-
noun,
a quick, evasive movement, as a sudden jump away to avoid a blow or the like.
- diag.
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- dogie
-
noun,
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Dewar
-
noun,
Sir James, 1842–1923, Scottish chemist and physicist.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Tower
-
noun,
a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
- towie
-
noun,
a form of contract bridge for three players in which the players bid for the dummy hand after six of its cards have been turned up.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- dept.
-
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- opto-
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- rept.
-
- 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.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- patr-
-
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- trop-
-
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- twerp
-
noun,
an insignificant or despicable fellow:
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ergo-
-
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- pewit
-
noun,
the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.
- petri
-
- twirp
-
noun,
twerp.
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- wader
-
noun,
a person or thing that wades.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- diode
-
noun,
a device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction.
- retd.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- 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.
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- pert.
-
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- peta-
-
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- petr-
-
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- oidea
-
- edit.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pat.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- pot.
-
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- 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.
- pood
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- per.
-
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- poda
-
- PedD
-
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- ped.
-
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- patd
-
- 1080
-
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- top-
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trid
-
- tri-
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- 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.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Todd
-
noun,
Alexander Robertus [roh-bur-tuh s] /roʊˈbɜr təs/ (Show IPA), (Baron of Trumpington) 1907–97, Scottish chemist: Nobel prize 1957.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Tewa
-
noun,
a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona.
- ter.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- 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.
- wept
-
noun,
weeping, or a fit of weeping.
- writ
-
noun,
Law.
a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
(in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
- wort
-
noun,
the unfermented or fermenting infusion of malt that after fermentation becomes beer or mash.
- wore
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- Word
-
noun,
a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- Wood
-
noun,
the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
- woad
-
noun,
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
- wite
-
noun,
a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- wire
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- wipe
-
noun,
an act of wiping:
- wide
-
noun,
Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.
- wert
-
verb,
a 2nd person singular pt. indicative and subj. of be.
- Weir
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- Trow
-
verb (used with or without object),
to believe, think, or suppose.
- Wear
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- wart
-
noun,
a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
- Warp
-
noun,
a bend, twist, or variation from a straight or flat form in something, as in wood that has dried unevenly.
- Ware
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- ward
-
noun,
a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- Wait
-
noun,
an act or instance of waiting or awaiting; delay; halt:
- wage
-
noun,
Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.
Compare living wage, minimum wage.
- wadi
-
noun,
the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
- Wade
-
noun,
an act or instance of wading:
- twig
-
noun,
a slender shoot of a tree or other plant.
- twi-
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- regd
-
- Reg.
-
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Redd
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- rad.
-
- ptg.
-
- prow
-
noun,
the forepart of a ship or boat; bow.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- regr
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- rpt.
-
- Rowe
-
noun,
Nicholas, 1674–1718, British poet and dramatist, poet laureate 1715–18.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- 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.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rep.
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- repr
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- oto-
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- dia-
-
- gowd
-
noun,
gold.
- depr
-
- der.
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Dewi
-
noun,
Saint, David, Saint.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- Good
-
noun,
profit or advantage; worth; benefit:
- DIAD
-
noun, adjective,
dyad.
- dep.
-
- Dido
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- dig.
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gpad
-
- deg.
-
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- idae
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Dard
-
noun,
Also, Dardic. a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir, northern Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan, and including Kashmiri.
- iod-
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- dat.
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- dead
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- gtd.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Grow
-
noun,
Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- gro.
-
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- Grew
-
verb,
simple past tense of grow.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dpt.
-
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- EDTA
-
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Drew
-
noun,
Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- eddo
-
noun,
the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.
- Edda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- dir.
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- geo-
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dodo
-
noun,
any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.
- gawp
-
verb (used without object),
to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape:
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- Iowa
-
noun,
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines.
Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- art.
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- org.
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Arg.
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ator
-
- Aire
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- OPer
-
- opia
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- ord.
-
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- agr.
-
- agit
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- arr.
-
- oro-
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- par.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- awed
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- Ire.
-
- dado
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- WIT
-
noun,
the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- dtd
-
- DWI
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- rt.
-
- rtw
-
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Doi
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- ae.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Eg.
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- DRE
-
- taw
-
noun,
a choice or fancy marble used as a shooter.
- TDD
-
- 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.
- wot
-
verb,
first and third person singular present of wit2 .
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- wop
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
- Dr.
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- WPA
-
- DPI
-
- DPA
-
- Ar.
-
- DOW
-
noun,
dhow.
- WRA
-
- ag-
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- ad-
-
- Woo
-
verb (used with object),
to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase.
- wog
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to any nonwhite person, especially a dark-skinned native of the Middle East or Southeast Asia.
- TIA
-
- DRG
-
- TID
-
- ap-
-
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- DAE
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- DDT
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- at.
-
- DEd
-
- ATP
-
- WAG
-
noun,
the act of wagging:
- RPG
-
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- wad
-
noun,
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:
- wd.
-
- twp
-
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DDR
-
- War
-
noun,
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- DDP
-
noun,
a method of organizing data processing that uses a central computer in combination with smaller local computers or terminals, which communicate with the central computer and perhaps with one another.
- daw
-
noun,
jackdaw.
- two
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
- dd.
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- TWA
-
noun,
a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- trp
-
- DPW
-
- dwt
-
- DAR
-
- DAD
-
noun,
father.
- Tro
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- WAP
-
verb (used with or without object),
whop.
- tra
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- 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.
- DOD
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- WIP
-
- Wig
-
noun,
an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Agt
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- wid
-
- wet
-
noun,
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture:
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- aor
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- tr.
-
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DID
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Wat
-
noun,
a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
- ard
-
- di.
-
- 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.
- TOW
-
noun,
an act or instance of towing.
- DEW
-
noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- DET
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- tpd
-
- TPI
-
- Tpr
-
- RPO
-
- EDT
-
- id.
-
- ier
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDP
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- PRA
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- POW
-
noun,
a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- ipr
-
- eo-
-
- ote
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- PDT
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- Re.
-
- paw
-
noun,
the foot of an animal having claws.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- GTO
-
- Rd.
-
- pwr
-
- PWA
-
- GPD
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- gt.
-
- Ir.
-
- IRO
-
- OEO
-
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- OAO
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- oid
-
- ODD
-
noun,
something that is odd.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PID
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OGO
-
- PGA
-
- ODT
-
- POA
-
- op.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- POR
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Iwo
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- OIr
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- OOT
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- OIt
-
- OED
-
- OWI
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- EPA
-
- EDP
-
- ROG
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- eir
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Ep.
-
- ROA
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERT
-
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- ETO
-
- ROI
-
- Pr.
-
- ETR
-
- ETD
-
- ROW
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- PaG
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PWD
-
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- ea.
-
- EDD
-
- ead
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- ROP
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ed.
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- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- rig
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noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- pew
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noun,
(in a church) one of a number of fixed, benchlike seats with backs, accessible by aisles, for the use of the congregation.
- Gde
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- Goa
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noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GAW
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noun,
a narrow, trenchlike depression, especially a furrow in the earth or a worn or thin area in cloth.
- Pg.
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- GDP
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- GDR
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- Ged
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noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- God
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noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- get
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noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- red
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noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- gie
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noun,
gi.
- REA
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- RDA
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- raw
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noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- gip
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noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Gat
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noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gap
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noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- git
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noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- goi
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noun,
goy.
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Ga.
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- GAR
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noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- RID
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- gi.
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- pd.
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- GAO
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noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GOP
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- Pa.
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- GPO
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noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- ret
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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.
- Gad
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noun,
the act of gadding.
- rat
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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.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- A.
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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.
- AO
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- OW
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interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- WP
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- WG
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RP
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- we
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- GP
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- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- rg
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- G.
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- EW
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RO
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- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- DG
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- TD
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- TG
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- t.
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- RW
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- GD
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- RI
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- OA
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- IW
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- OG
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- D.
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- WO
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noun,
woe.
- WI
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- O.
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- w/
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DP
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- DW
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- IP
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- IG
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- i.
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- GW
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- PW
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- R.
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- TP
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- wt
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