Anagrams of patricides
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- pediatrics
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noun,
the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- pediatric
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noun,
the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- patricide
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noun,
the act of killing one's own father.
- raticides
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- Aristide
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noun,
Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- riptides
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noun,
a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
- spirited
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- adscript
-
noun,
an adscript character.
Compare inferior (def 11), superior (def 12).
- piracies
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noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- presidia
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noun,
(in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers:
- tiderips
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noun,
a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
- peracids
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noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- picrites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- carditis
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noun,
inflammation of the pericardium, myocardium, or endocardium, separately or in combination.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- raticide
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- predicts
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verb (used with object),
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- diapirs
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noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- diaries
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noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- diarist
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noun,
a person who keeps a diary.
- diaster
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noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- departs
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- Script.
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- dairies
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noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- sidecar
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noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- credits
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noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- striped
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- astride
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preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- riptide
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noun,
a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
- Diptera
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noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- predict
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verb (used with object),
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
- Piarist
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noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- petards
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noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- peracid
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noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- radices
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noun,
a plural of radix.
- directs
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adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- iatrics
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- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- episcia
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- epicist
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noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- redacts
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verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- redcaps
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noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- drastic
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adjective,
acting with force or violence; violent.
- disrate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- dispart
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verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- dirties
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Idioms,
do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- depicts
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verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- tiderip
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noun,
a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
- triacid
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adjective,
capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid:
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- tirades
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- prides
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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.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- spider
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noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- irides
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noun,
a plural of iris.
- Ciardi
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noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- irades
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- ciders
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noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- raised
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- citied
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adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- cerat-
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- Cedars
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noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- spired
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Spirit
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- spread
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noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- tidies
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noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- rapids
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noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- sparid
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noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- drapes
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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.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- adepts
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noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- driest
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noun,
a prohibitionist.
- depart
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- depict
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verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- sacred
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adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- septi-
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- distr.
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- diaper
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noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- diapir
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noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- dicast
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noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- trades
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noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- direct
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adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- darics
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- trepid
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adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- cardi-
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- credit
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noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- Crispi
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- tirade
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- recti-
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- redact
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verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- treads
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noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- redcap
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noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- patri-
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- cadres
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noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- pitier
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noun,
a person who pities.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Pieria
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noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- 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.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- Astrid
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noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- tripes
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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.
- cadets
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noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tapirs
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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.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- petard
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noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- stride
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noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- pisci-
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- Pitris
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- capsid
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noun,
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- Picard
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noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- teiids
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noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- padres
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noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- pierid
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noun,
Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
- Taipei
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- 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.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- PEDir
-
- redia
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noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- pedi-
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- 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.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Epist
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- peri-
-
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- dist.
-
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- disc.
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- petri
-
- sarc-
-
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- 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.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- peta-
-
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- rect.
-
- rept.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- retd.
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- 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.
- 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.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- pert.
-
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- 30-30
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- pari-
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pret.
-
- acet-
-
- istic
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- 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.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- prae-
-
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- acpt.
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pred.
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- part.
-
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- rcpt.
-
- patr-
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- recip
-
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Recit
-
- treas
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- recpt
-
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- irid-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- IATSE
-
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- pated
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- tera-
-
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- 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.
- spec.
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- tides
-
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.
- sipid
-
adjective,
having a pleasing taste or flavor.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- crit.
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Srta.
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carp-
-
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Card.
-
- cert.
-
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aeri-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- 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.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- seti-
-
- deca-
-
- deci-
-
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- desc.
-
- dept.
-
- tears
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- astr.
-
- Seric
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dict.
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- scat-
-
- sect.
-
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- darts
-
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Sept.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- str.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- TDRS
-
- 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.
- trid
-
- Ste.
-
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- pre-
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rep.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- reds
-
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.
- 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.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sat.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- ter.
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- std.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sci.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- rpt.
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- scr.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- prec
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- 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.
- rad.
-
- 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.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- PTSD
-
- pts.
-
- psid
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- psia
-
- psec
-
- PSAT
-
- prs.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Sra.
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- SPCA
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- 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.
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- 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:
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- tri-
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- atic
-
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- EDTA
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- ect-
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cap.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- 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.
- 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.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ates
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- cat.
-
- art.
-
- idae
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- ARIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asc-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- esp.
-
- Esd.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Idas
-
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).
- depr
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Dice
-
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.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dia-
-
- crat
-
- Cres
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- der.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dep.
-
- Dec.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Cdr.
-
- cir.
-
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cide
-
- dpt.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- dir.
-
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- dits
-
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.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- cpd.
-
- dis-
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- est.
-
- 1080
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- pat.
-
- patd
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Ire.
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acr-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- itis
-
- par.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- pct.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- per.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apr.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Pers
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- peds
-
- ped.
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- AISI
-
- cte
-
- TSI
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ACP
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- DSC
-
- TSP
-
- CIP
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- CPA
-
- CPS
-
- trp
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- ACS
-
- CRP
-
- TSE
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- CRS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CPR
-
- Ar.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- CTA
-
- CPI
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ase
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ASR
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ASI
-
- APC
-
- TID
-
- 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.
- ATP
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- APS
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ard
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CED
-
- CEA
-
- CDT
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- SPR
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- spt
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ca.
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPI
-
- tpd
-
- CAI
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ct.
-
- STI
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- AIC
-
- cp.
-
- STP
-
- Sr.
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- DAE
-
- ide
-
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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).
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- IDP
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- Rd.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- ipr
-
- ESR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Esc
-
- REA
-
- ics
-
- RDS
-
- RDC
-
- RDA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- 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.
- IPA
-
- IPS
-
- EPS
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PRA
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PCI
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- 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.
- PCS
-
- PDT
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- 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
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pr.
-
- PRC
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Ir.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- IRC
-
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- IRS
-
- ISA
-
- pd.
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- Pa.
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- pc.
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- EPT
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Sad
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noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAR
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- dit
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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.
- SAP
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noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- DPA
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- SAE
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- DPC
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- DPI
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- DPS
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sc.
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- Dr.
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- Sp.
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- sd.
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- RTS
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- EPA
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- rte
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- rt.
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- RSE
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- DIP
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noun,
the act of dipping.
- Die
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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.
- Rs.
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SER
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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).
- DAR
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- DAS
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noun,
hyrax.
- Sep
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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.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- SED
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- d-c
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
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- se-
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- di.
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- SDR
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- SDI
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- SDA
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- de-
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- DEA
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- DEI
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adverb,
by the grace of God.
- SCP
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- ScD
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- DET
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- RSA
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- TSR
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noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- 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.
- eir
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- ead
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- ear
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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.
- RID
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EDT
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- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- ec-
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- ECA
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- EDS
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noun,
education:
- ed.
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- EDP
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- ea.
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- ETD
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- DST
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- Ep.
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- DRE
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- DSA
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- DSP
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- DSR
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- EDC
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- EIS
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- TD
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- T1
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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.
- 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.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- t.
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- 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.
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DP
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CE
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- D.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IP
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RI
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
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- SA
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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.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TC
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- TP
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- ic
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- i.
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- 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.
- RP
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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.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- R.
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