Anagrams of peasantries
Word peasantries has
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- seatrains
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- separates
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noun,
Usually, separates. women's outer garments that may be worn in combination with a variety of others to make different ensembles, as matching and contrasting blouses, skirts, and sweaters.
- passerine
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adjective,
of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.
- satrapies
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noun,
the province or jurisdiction of a satrap.
- pinasters
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- pistareen
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noun,
peseta (def 2).
- aspirates
-
noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- resinates
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- sparteine
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noun,
a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
- arsenites
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- serenatas
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- arsenates
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- aperients
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- asperates
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verb (used with object),
to make rough, harsh, or uneven:
- Serpentis
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noun,
genitive of Serpens.
- steapsin
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noun,
the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- pasterns
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- presents
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noun,
the present time.
- stearins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- sarsenet
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noun,
sarcenet.
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- anapests
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noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- partisan
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noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Asnieres
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noun,
a city in N central France, near Paris.
- persians
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- spartans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- aspirant
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noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- sentries
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noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- separate
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noun,
Usually, separates. women's outer garments that may be worn in combination with a variety of others to make different ensembles, as matching and contrasting blouses, skirts, and sweaters.
- respites
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- pastries
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- arsenate
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenic acid.
- tsarinas
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noun,
czarina.
- serenata
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noun,
a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
- parasite
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noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- spirants
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- earnests
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- spiraeas
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noun,
spirea.
- septaria
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- asperate
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verb (used with object),
to make rough, harsh, or uneven:
- traipses
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- pastinas
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- spinster
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- atresias
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- pesetas
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- passant
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adjective,
(of a beast) represented as in the act of walking, with one forepaw raised.
- sateens
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- satraps
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noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- persist
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verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- sprains
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprints
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- Spiraea
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noun,
spirea.
- ptisans
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- penises
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- serapes
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- Penates
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plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- spireas
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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.
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- asperse
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verb (used with object),
to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- insteps
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- seaters
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- aspires
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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):
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- spinets
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- pasters
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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.
- sensate
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adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- pastina
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- taipans
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- stripes
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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:
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- anapest
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noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- parians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tessera
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noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- patinas
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- 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.
- peasant
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noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- pissant
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noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- resents
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- pansies
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- pinatas
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- aerates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- Trapani
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noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- transp.
-
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- paisans
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noun,
compatriot.
- Spartan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- sapiens
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- presets
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- tarpans
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noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- sarapes
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noun,
serape.
- Serpens
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noun,
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
- easters
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- Spenser
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noun,
Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- pesters
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- apteria
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- Tarpeia
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noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- tarsias
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noun,
intarsia.
- teasers
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- partans
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noun,
a crab.
- 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.
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- etapes
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- reests
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- sirees
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noun,
sirree.
- instr.
-
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- inter.
-
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- intra-
-
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sarans
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- septi-
-
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pastas
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Neisse
-
noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- tapirs
-
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.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- aspire
-
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):
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aspens
-
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.
- steres
-
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- arsen-
-
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Persia
-
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.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- Aeneas
-
noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tripes
-
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.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- speers
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Spears
-
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.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- spirea
-
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.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- patri-
-
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- enter-
-
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sprits
-
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.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Peraea
-
noun,
a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- steeps
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- perses
-
noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- penta-
-
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sprats
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- rents
-
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.
- Pres.
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- 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.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rept.
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- reni-
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- pret.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- prae-
-
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- 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.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- ster.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- step-
-
- 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.
- Srta.
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- 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.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- treas
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- 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.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tears
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- sates
-
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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- seats
-
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.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sanit
-
- Sans.
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- 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.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spies
-
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Sept.
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- seti-
-
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- snaps
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- nests
-
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.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ante-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- 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).
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- nitr-
-
- anis-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- 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.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pass.
-
- pases
-
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.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- part.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pari-
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- para-
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- pant-
-
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- anat.
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Iran.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- ASEAN
-
- Epis.
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- 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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- asst.
-
- assn.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Epist
-
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- intr.
-
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- insep
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- apses
-
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.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- IATSE
-
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- 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.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- nears
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- 30-30
-
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- peri-
-
- 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.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- AAPSS
-
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- pert.
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- peta-
-
- 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.
- patr-
-
- pene-
-
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- 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.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- IAEA
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 1080
-
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Pet.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- iana
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- int.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Apr.
-
- psia
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- PSAT
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Ire.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tRNA
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- IATA
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prin
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- inae
-
- prs.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Pers
-
- APSA
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
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).
- ins.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Sra.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- pnea
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- str.
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- art.
-
- 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.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- ASSR
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Ste.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- esp.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sepn
-
- 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.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ESIS
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- 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.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ens.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- epi-
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- pre-
-
- epit
-
- ARIS
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- seps
-
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.
- 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.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- Anas
-
- aer-
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ANPA
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Pen.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Aire
-
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- par.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- rpt.
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- RNAS
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- NTIA
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- tri-
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- 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.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- AAEE
-
- pts.
-
- pat.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ISSN
-
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- per.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- 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.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- aet.
-
- ant.
-
- SASE
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- ANSI
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- AARP
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Rep.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ter.
-
- ASI
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASN
-
- STI
-
- STP
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- 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.
- ase
-
- ASR
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Aar
-
- trp
-
- 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.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAP
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- APS
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- AIA
-
- an.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- 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.
- Ar.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TSE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- ARS
-
- TPI
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- AAE
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ap-
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TIA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- TSS
-
- ast
-
- NES
-
- se-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- SAR
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- 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:
- NIA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NPR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- nr.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- 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.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ite
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- PSS
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- at.
-
- NAA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Npt
-
- NRA
-
- PSE
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- 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.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- REA
-
- 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.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- NSA
-
- rt.
-
- SAE
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- SAA
-
- Sp.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- RSS
-
- RPS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Re.
-
- RNA
-
- Pa.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- IRS
-
- 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).
- 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.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PRA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- SPR
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- 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:
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Ep.
-
- SSN
-
- ATA
-
- ATP
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSI
-
- SPS
-
- SSE
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- Ir.
-
- ene
-
- EPA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- EPS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ine
-
- PSA
-
- IPA
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ese
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RN
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- 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.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RI
-
- NP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TP
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- RP
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.