Anagrams of peasantry
Word peasantry has
591 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of peasantry.
- 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.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- 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.
- partans
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noun,
a crab.
- 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.
- Spartan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- 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.
- transp.
-
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- synapte
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noun,
a litany.
- 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.
- apyrase
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noun,
a relatively nonspecific ATPase occurring in plants and molds.
- satrapy
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noun,
the province or jurisdiction of a satrap.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- apneas
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noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- pyrans
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noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- paeans
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noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- aryans
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noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- tarpan
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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.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- arsen-
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- Asante
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noun,
Ashanti.
- sentry
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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.
- satrap
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noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- yearns
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Espana
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noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- estray
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noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- sarape
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noun,
serape.
- Sparta
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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.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- napery
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- repays
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verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- yentas
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noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- pantry
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- astray
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adverb, adjective,
out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route:
- ratans
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noun,
rattan.
- senary
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adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- penta-
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- pastry
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- trans.
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- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Patras
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noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- ansate
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adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Partan
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noun,
a crab.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- repay
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verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- Peary
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noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- rents
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noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Ypres
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noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reata
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noun,
riata.
- yenta
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noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Paten
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- ratan
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noun,
rattan.
- raspy
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adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- pasty
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- peans
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noun,
paean.
- Patna
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- yeans
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verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Satan
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noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Saran
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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.
- Santa
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noun,
Santa Claus.
- Yasna
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noun,
a part of the Avesta including the Gathas and other liturgical texts.
- resp.
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- rept.
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- Patsy
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- yearn
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- napes
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noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- satyr
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- peaty
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- yeast
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noun,
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- Yeats
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noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- patr-
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- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- peta-
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- pyres
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noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- part.
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- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- pyran
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noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- paean
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noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- payer
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noun,
a person who pays.
- Payne
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noun,
John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- payt.
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- Panay
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noun,
an island in the central Philippines. 4446 sq. mi. (11,515 sq. km). Capital: Iloilo.
- party
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Pansy
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- paren
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- pant-
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- panty
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noun,
panties.
- paras
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noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- pants
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noun,
trousers (def 1).
- petr-
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- prays
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verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- prana
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noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- rapes
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noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- para-
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- nasty
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- nates
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noun,
buttocks; rump.
- neaps
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noun,
neap tide.
- nears
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- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
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- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- nerts
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interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Pres.
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- preys
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noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- Nyasa
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noun,
former name of Malawi (def 2).
- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- pasta
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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.
- pert.
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- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- Pasay
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noun,
a city in E Philippines, on Manila Bay, on E Luzon.
- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- prae-
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- peats
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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.
- Sept.
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- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ASPEN
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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
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
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- aster
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astr.
-
- ante-
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- apart
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Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- antas
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noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- step-
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- teary
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adjective,
of or like tears.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- tears
-
- Ansar
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noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- stane
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Tapes
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noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- antsy
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adjective,
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety:
- apast
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preposition,
past; beyond.
- anear
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adverb, preposition,
near.
- tarns
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Aryan
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noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- tapas
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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.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tansy
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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.
- Tanya
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noun,
a female given name.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Taney
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noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- artsy
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adjective,
arty.
- tarps
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noun,
tarpaulin.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- tayra
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noun,
a small animal, Eira barbara, of the weasel family, ranging from Mexico to tropical South America.
- Strep
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noun,
streptococcus.
- strap
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noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- ASEAN
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- stray
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noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- apnea
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noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- apery
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- Srta.
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- ARENA
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noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- sprat
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- 30-30
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- entry
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- snare
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- eyras
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noun,
a jaguarundi.
- tyres
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noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- treys
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noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Aetna
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noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- tynes
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noun,
tine.
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Tsana
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noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- terns
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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.
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- span-
-
- Ayres
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noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spean
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verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spray
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noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- spent
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Spear
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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.
- anat.
-
- treas
-
- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tera-
-
- pyas
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noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- Tarn
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tsar
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noun,
czar.
- tRNA
-
- Pen.
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- Tara
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noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tarp
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noun,
tarpaulin.
- pyes
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noun,
pie4 .
- pens
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noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pent
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noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pets
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noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- type
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noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- Trey
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noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- PETN
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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.
- Pet.
-
- ter.
-
- tens
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noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ten.
-
- teas
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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.
- tern
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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.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Pers
-
- per.
-
- typ.
-
- tars
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Pest
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noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- Tena
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noun,
Koyukon.
- Tane
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noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- pyr-
-
- sane
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noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- reps
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noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- spat
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noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
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noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- rest
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rets
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- spae
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verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Ryan
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noun,
a male given name.
- ryas
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noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ryes
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noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- RNAS
-
- rpt.
-
- Saar
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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.
- snye
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noun,
a backwater.
- spry
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adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- SARA
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noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sat.
-
- Syr.
-
- sate
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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.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- syn-
-
- Seta
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noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sean
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noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
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noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sera
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noun,
a plural of serum.
- seat
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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.
- sent
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noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Rep.
-
- 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.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- Ptas
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plural,
peseta.
- pnea
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- Tapa
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- tans
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- pre-
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- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- sepn
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- str.
-
- prs.
-
- PSAT
-
- pts.
-
- Sra.
-
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Ste.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 1080
-
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- 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.
- est.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Ens.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ates
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Yana
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yrs.
-
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Apr.
-
- AARP
-
- aer-
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aet.
-
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Anas
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ANPA
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- 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.
- APSA
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- esp.
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Pan.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pays
-
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NYSE
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- 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.
- pat.
-
- PAYE
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- trp
-
- ASR
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- STP
-
- ASN
-
- nr.
-
- ase
-
- NRA
-
- ap-
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- NSA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- PRA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Pa.
-
- ast
-
- tr.
-
- at.
-
- spt
-
- 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.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SPR
-
- TSP
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Sr.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ATP
-
- TSE
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- ATA
-
- ARS
-
- Pr.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ae.
-
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AEA
-
- ays
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- tra
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TPN
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- Tpr
-
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- pt.
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- an.
-
- AAP
-
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- py-
-
- APS
-
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- 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.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- 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.
- NYP
-
- ean
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- RSE
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- RNA
-
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- ne-
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- rt.
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SAA
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SAR
-
- REA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Re.
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yer
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- RPS
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Sp.
-
- ETS
-
- EPS
-
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- 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.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- 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).
- ery
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- ESA
-
- Ep.
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- en-
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- NES
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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:
- NYA
-
- ERT
-
- 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.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ETR
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ety
-
- PSE
-
- se-
-
- NEA
-
- PSA
-
- ESR
-
- t.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NY
-
- NP
-
- 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.
- R.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ey
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- YT
-
- N.
-
- SN
-
- T1
-
- S.
-
- Y.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- RN
-
- ry
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SA
-
- TN
-
- TP
-
- RP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- yr
-
- ty
-