Anagrams of patentors
Word patentors has
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that can be made by using the letters of patentors.
- Patterson
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noun,
Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- patterns
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- pronates
-
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.
- strepto-
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- transept
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noun,
any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- portents
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- prostate
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noun,
prostate gland.
- ten-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- transp.
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- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- notates
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- arpents
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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.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- 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.
- partons
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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.
- arseno-
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- persona
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noun,
a person.
- 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.
- sterno-
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- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- Rosetta
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noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- teapots
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noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- protest
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noun,
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- spatter
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noun,
the act or the sound of spattering:
- patters
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- stearo-
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- strato-
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- patents
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- steato-
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- pattens
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- toaster
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- tapster
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noun,
a bartender.
- spotter
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noun,
a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
- Stentor
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- natters
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- antero-
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- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- rottes
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noun,
rote2 .
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- terat-
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- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- 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.
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- steno-
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- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- petro-
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- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- 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.
- Patten
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patter
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Patton
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noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- patent
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- tarots
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noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- sapro-
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- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- penta-
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- tarso-
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- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- taster
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- taters
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noun,
potato.
- teapot
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noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- teston
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- tetra-
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- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- tortes
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noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- arsen-
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- tetras
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noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- trans.
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- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- treats
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Trento
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noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ptero-
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- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- ottars
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- tronas
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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.
- aeron.
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- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- tropes
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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.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- T-stop
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noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- panto-
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- arpent
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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.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- astron
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- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- stator
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noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- potent
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noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- Potter
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noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- atones
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- stater
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- astro-
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- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- set-to
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noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- sero-
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- snore
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noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snare
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Pasto
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- part.
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- oste-
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- Paros
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noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pant-
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- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- span-
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- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Soane
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noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- ottar
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- Paeon
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- paseo
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- paren
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- Otter
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noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- SONAR
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- snort
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noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Seton
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pants
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noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Paten
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- petr-
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- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- Prato
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noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- Pratt
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noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- Pres.
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- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- pret.
-
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- proas
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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.
- pron.
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- prone
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noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pros.
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- prost
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interjection,
prosit.
- praos
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noun,
proa.
- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- ratos
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rents
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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.
- rason
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noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rapes
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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.
- repos
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Prot.
-
- rept.
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- resp.
-
- roans
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
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noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- psora
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noun,
psoriasis.
- ropes
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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.
- rotas
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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.
- prae-
-
- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- peta-
-
- Paton
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noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- Sept.
-
- Peano
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
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noun,
paean.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- 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).
- pert.
-
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- post-
-
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Port.
-
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- poet.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- tera-
-
- ento-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- atto-
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- teno-
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- tears
-
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- 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.
- 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.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ante-
-
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- 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.
- aero-
-
- aeons
-
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.
- trop-
-
- 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.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 30-30
-
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- areo-
-
- treas
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- 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.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- OPers
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- ster.
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- step-
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Srta.
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stat.
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- 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.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- spor-
-
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- nears
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sra.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Rep.
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- RNAS
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- tron
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tRNA
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- str.
-
- ten.
-
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sepn
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- 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.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- 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.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- rpt.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- ter.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- 1080
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- 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:
- ator
-
- attn
-
- 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.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Pan.
-
- par.
-
- OPer
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pen.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- att.
-
- 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.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- per.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neo-
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- nos-
-
- not-
-
- Ens.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ont.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Pers
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- 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-
-
- Apr.
-
- pre-
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pot.
-
- pos.
-
- apo-
-
- 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):
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- prs.
-
- PSAT
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- 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.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ant.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pnea
-
- 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.
- art.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TNT
-
- Tro
-
- at.
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ESR
-
- ase
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASN
-
- trp
-
- ae.
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ast
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- TSP
-
- TSE
-
- Ar.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ap-
-
- ETO
-
- an.
-
- 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.
- aor
-
- ESA
-
- eo-
-
- tra
-
- en-
-
- ATP
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- tr.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- 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.
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- APS
-
- ASR
-
- ERT
-
- EPT
-
- 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.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPS
-
- Tpr
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- TPN
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- nr.
-
- ne-
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAR
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- RTS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- NEA
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Pa.
-
- So.
-
- rte
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ROA
-
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Re.
-
- 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.
- RNA
-
- PTT
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- rt.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ROP
-
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- PRA
-
- POR
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- OTS
-
- TTS
-
- OSA
-
- ote
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- OAP
-
- NES
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- op.
-
- ons
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- REA
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- STP
-
- NOP
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- 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:
- ONR
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Sta
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ose
-
- OTA
-
- St.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- SPR
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- OPA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- 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.
- R.
-
- TT
-
- AO
-
- NP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- RN
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TN
-
- RO
-
- OA
-
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SN
-
- TP
-
- SA
-
- t.
-
- S.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- O.
-
- RP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.